Agency-listedUSFSFee
Big Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.76670, -112.09583
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Big Springs Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,352 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Springs CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- DDump18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Big Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,352 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.76670, -112.09583
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townInkom · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationPocatello's public and free dump station and drinking water · ~17.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~8.1 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicIndian Health Services · ~24.6 mi
- HardwareAffordable Supply · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Big Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.3 mi straight-line SW — Flying J 641, Mccammon, ID · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 47 within 100 · 135 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.5 mi — Pocatello, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Pocatello
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.8 mi — Hirning Buick GMC, Pocatello
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.2 mi — Fairfield by Marriott, Pocatello, ID · Blink 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 374739 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPebble G.S. Rental Cabin · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoodenough Creek Campground - Vault Toilet 1 · ~12.1 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBlackrock Canyon - Vault Toilet 2 · ~12.3 mi W · BLM
Open Big Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study Area~9.8 mi
- Goodenough Creek Campground~12.2 mi
- Scout Mountain~14.2 mi · fee
- Mink Creek Group Site~16.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Springs Campground are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Pebble Creek at 6,520 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 Springs Campground
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 2026-08-21: $20 per night single site, $40 double, $20 equestrian site, $80 group. The forest page defers to recreation.gov; listing 233967 (BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU) prices the 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-27 season. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233967 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/big-springs-campground-caribou .
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 Springs 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
- 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 Springs Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →