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Big Eddy Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.22049, -116.10679
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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.
Can I go now? — Big Eddy Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Open today Season May 15 – Sep 30 (about). Closes after Sep 30.
U.S. Forest Service record: “Mid-May - End of 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 Big Eddy Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,097 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Eddy 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 Big Eddy Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- +Urgent care39 mi
- EVEV fast charger43 mi
- DDump45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 43-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 Eddy Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,097 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.22049, -116.10679
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Eddy Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSmiths Ferry · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyWatkins Pharmacy · ~20.7 mi
- HardwareCascade Hardware · ~20.3 mi
EV charging — from Big Eddy Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger42.6 mi straight-line S — KENDALL HYU BOI FV L3 #2, Boise, ID · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 57 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.6 mi — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.1 mi — Cambridge World Market · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 41.7 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 332628 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Eddy Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Eddy Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCold Springs Group Campground · ~1.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Campground · ~2.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwinging Bridge Campground · ~3.4 mi S · USFS
Open Big Eddy Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Eddy Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cold Springs Group Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Canyon Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Swinging Bridge Campground~3.4 mi · fee
- Hollywood Point Campground~8.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Eddy Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Eddy Campground are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Eddy Campground
Open season
Mid-May - End of 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: no rate published by the agency. The Boise NF page confirms this is a fee campground -- four sites, no reservations, first-come/first-served, fee envelopes and a collection box near the entrance, bring cash or a check, and extra vehicle fees may apply -- but it prints no dollar figure anywhere. The USFS EDW record repeats that same wording and likewise names no amount, and a keyless recreation.gov search returns no campground listing of this name anywhere in Idaho. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/big-eddy-campground (page last updated May 15, 2026) and the recreation.gov keyless search. || Water: Boise National Forest's own site page for Big Eddy Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/big-eddy-campground (read 2026-08-24; page "Last updated" May 15, 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 6263 / MANAGING_ORG 040206), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "Not available for drinking". Page "Seasons of Use": "Mid-May - End of 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 Big Eddy 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 — Big Eddy Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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