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Bald Mountain Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.74901, -115.73791
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
Can I go now? — Bald Mountain Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Open today Season Jul 1 – Sep 30. Closes after Sep 30.
U.S. Forest Service record: “July - September” Read against the calendar on 2026-09-17; with JavaScript your browser re-checks it against today.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bald Mountain Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,796 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bald Mountain 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 Bald Mountain Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- DDump32 mi
- ShShower32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Bald Mountain Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,796 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.74901, -115.73791
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bald Mountain Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork Thorn Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townIdaho City · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~24.6 mi
- Propane / LPGThe Y stop · ~17.5 mi
- GroceriesGold Mine Gas Station · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyHealth Mart · ~25.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Alphonsus Health Plaza Bown Crossing · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareD&B Supply · ~24.7 mi
EV charging — from Bald Mountain Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.0 mi straight-line W — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS28.3 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.3 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.1 mi — 3469 S Old Hickory Way, Boise, ID · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 25.6 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; customer and service center use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 313094 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bald Mountain Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBald Mountain Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTroutdale Campground · ~6.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBadger Creek Campground · ~6.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Creek · ~6.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Bald Mountain Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Bald Mountain Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Troutdale Campground~6.1 mi
- Badger Creek Campground~6.1 mi
- Willow Creek Campground~7.3 mi
- Grayback Group~7.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bald Mountain Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bald Mountain Campground are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mores Creek Summit at 6,090 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 706 ft lower than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Bald Mountain Campground
Open season
July - September
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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.
How it was placed
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review || Water: Boise National Forest's own site page for Bald Mountain Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/bald-mountain-campground (read 2026-08-24; page "Last updated" May 22, 2026), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is not available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, re-queried live 2026-08-24 for SITE_ID 06136 / MANAGING_ORG 040203), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "no". Page "Seasons of Use": "July - September" -- that is the season of the SITE, not a statement about when the water is turned on. Channels agree; nightshift fire 1680.
Season
Read from the agency's own season / closure text in this record (data/conditions.py) and checked against the calendar. The words we read are printed under the verdict at the top of the page.
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 Bald Mountain 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
- 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 — Bald Mountain Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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