Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
Drive-up · public land · ID · 45.12848, -116.73845
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,729 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Bar Dispersed Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area · Payette National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- GGrocery26 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 25 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-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 — Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,729 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.12848, -116.73845
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area · Payette National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAllison Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCuprum · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~24.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.9 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~26.6 mi
EV charging — from Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area · Payette National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.6 mi straight-line SE — McCall, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 97 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS34.8 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 3, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.8 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — Copperfield Campground, Oxbow, OR (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · 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 405687 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area · Payette National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Bar · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomToilet, Cxt, 1 · ~4.1 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomToilet, Cxt, 2 · ~4.2 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHells Canyon Overlook · ~4.8 mi W · USFS
Open Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Copper Creek Campground~4.1 mi
- Sheep Rock Camping~5.5 mi
- Eagle Bar~6.5 mi
- Huckleberry~6.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area are set by Payette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is West Branch at 5,590 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 3,861 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 — Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
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 — Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area
Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Cold-weather camping →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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