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Apgar Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.21441, -115.53776
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Apgar Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,598 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Apgar CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Apgar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- GGrocery22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 22 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Apgar Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,598 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.21441, -115.53776
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Apgar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureApgar Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSyringa · ~10.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~21.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarvest Foods · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~23.3 mi
EV charging — from Apgar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.7 mi straight-line W — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 96 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)63.3 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.7 mi — Super 8 by Wyndham Grangeville - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 450760 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Apgar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletApgar Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGlade Creek Campground · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKnife Edge Cg · ~3.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWalde Lookout · ~5.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Apgar Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Apgar Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Loc458Rd-001A~0.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #577~0.4 mi
- Glade Creek Campground~0.6 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #659~1.4 mi
The unit that manages Apgar Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Apgar Campground are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Apgar Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Apgar Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Apgar Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →