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Bear Valley Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.79256, -113.77984
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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.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bear Valley Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,819 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bear Valley Horse CampNIFC · 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 Bear Valley Horse Camp · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- DDump17 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- WWater38 mi
- EVEV fast charger53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 53-mi run (and back).
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 — Bear Valley Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,819 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.79256, -113.77984
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bear Valley Horse Camp · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~26.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.1 mi
- GroceriesLemhi Mercantile · ~8.9 mi
- PharmacyBengal Pharmacy · ~29.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSteele Memorial Clinic · ~26.9 mi
EV charging — from Bear Valley Horse Camp · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger53.1 mi straight-line E — Dell Mercantile (Dell, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 5 within 100 · 68 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)59.4 mi — Lima, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Lima
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO91.9 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)62.7 mi — UMW #1 STATION 1, Dillon, MT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 121712 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bear Valley Horse Camp · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKilpatrick Vault Toilet · ~10.4 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMcfarland Vault Toilet · ~10.5 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMorse Creek Campground · ~11.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoldbug - Vault Toilet · ~11.3 mi NW · BLM
Open Bear Valley Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Bear Valley Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Morse Creek Campground~11.2 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs~11.3 mi
- Salmon River~14.7 mi
- Big Eightmile Campground/Trailhead~16.1 mi
The unit that manages Bear Valley Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bear Valley Horse Camp are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Schwartz Lake at 8,620 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 1,801 ft higher 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 — Bear Valley Horse Camp
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
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 Bear Valley Horse Camp
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 — Bear Valley Horse Camp
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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