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Beaver Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.08280, -115.35622
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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 Beaver Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,613 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Beaver CreekNIFC · 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 Beaver Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- DDump23 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- MMechanic39 mi
- WWater47 mi
- +Urgent care48 mi
- PPropane49 mi
- ShShower58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 47-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out.
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 — Beaver Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,613 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.08280, -115.35622
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Beaver Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~19.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~19.1 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Beaver Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.2 mi straight-line NE — St. Regis, MT (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 44 within 100 · 88 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.2 mi — St. Regis, MT - Tesla Supercharger, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO50.2 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)49.7 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 19.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 417419 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Beaver Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomRed Ives - Cabin Rental · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Ives - Visitor Info · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFly Flat · ~2.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLine Creek Stock Camp · ~2.7 mi S · USFS
Open Beaver Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Beaver Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #452~0.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #195~0.8 mi
- Trail 478 Trailhead~1.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #443~1.6 mi
The unit that manages Beaver Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Beaver Creek are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Beaver Creek
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 Beaver Creek
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 — Beaver Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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