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Black Rock Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.79541, -115.58781
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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? — Black Rock Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Open today Season May 15 – Oct 15 (about). Closes after Oct 15.
U.S. Forest Service record: “Mid-May - Mid-October” 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 Black Rock Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,001 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black Rock 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 Black Rock Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- DDump32 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- HHardware33 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Black Rock Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,001 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.79541, -115.58781
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Black Rock Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIdaho · ~12.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGold Mine Gas Station · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from Black Rock Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.1 mi straight-line W — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS36.5 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.5 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.2 mi — 3469 S Old Hickory Way, Boise, ID · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 33.7 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 313094 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Rock Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Rock Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBarber Flat Rental Cabin · ~2.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTroutdale Campground · ~5.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBald Mountain Campground · ~8.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Black Rock Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Black Rock Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Neinmeyer Campground~2.9 mi
- Troutdale Campground~5.8 mi
- Bald Mountain Campground~8.1 mi
- Ten Mile~9.4 mi
The unit that manages Black Rock Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Black Rock Campground are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mores Creek Summit at 6,090 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,089 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 — Black Rock Campground
Open season
Mid-May - Mid-October
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. || Water: Boise National Forest's own site page for Black Rock Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/black-rock-campground (read 2026-08-24; page "Last updated" May 20, 2026), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is 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 06149 / MANAGING_ORG 040203), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "Yes, drinking water is available from a hand pump". Page "Seasons of Use": "Mid-May - Mid-October" -- that is the season of the SITE, not a statement about when the water is turned on. recreation.gov facility 234007 ("BLACK ROCK") lists the amenity "Accessible Drinking Water". Channels agree; nightshift fire 1680. | Fee 2026-08-26: the two agency channels disagree -- the Boise NF page says $15 per night for a single site, while the camp's recreation.gov listing (id 234007, BLACK ROCK, 0.031 mi from this pin, current season 2026-05-22 to 2026-08-24) charges $20 for a standard non-electric site, the only type it publishes. The USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse record sides with the page at $15. Recreation.gov is the channel that takes the money, so budget for $20. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/black-rock-campground (page last updated August 24, 2026) and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234007.
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 Black Rock 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 — Black Rock Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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