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Big Springs Warming Hut
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.48441, -111.29641
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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.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Big Springs Warming Hut
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,393 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Springs Warming HutNIFC · 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 Springs Warming Hut · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- WWater23 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 Warming Hut
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,393 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.48441, -111.29641
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Springs Warming Hut · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIsland Park · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelStage Stop · ~2.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.1 mi
- GroceriesStage Stop · ~2.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicOld Faithful Clinic · ~23.0 mi
- HardwareWestmart · ~15.2 mi
EV charging — from Big Springs Warming Hut · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line SW — Island Park City Offices (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 49 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.3 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.7 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · 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 charger$0.48 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 316912 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Springs Warming Hut · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Warming Hut · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Boat Ramp · ~1.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Campground · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Bridge · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Big Springs Warming Hut
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Springs Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Flatrock Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Upper Coffeepot~3.4 mi · fee
- Buffalo Campground~5.2 mi
The unit that manages Big Springs Warming Hut
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Springs Warming Hut 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 Island Park at 6,300 ft, about 6 miles 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 Warming Hut
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 2026-08-22: this is a reservable warming hut rented whole, not a per-site campground, and the two agency channels disagree on the price -- the Caribou-Targhee page says $100 Sunday-Thursday and $200 Friday-Saturday, while its recreation.gov listing (id 233825, 0.17 mi from this pin) charges $75 per night for the current 2026-05-29 to 2026-09-20 season. The forest page is the older of the two (last updated March 27, 2025). Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/big-springs-warming-hut and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233825.
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 Warming Hut
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 Warming Hut
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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