Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 44.07778, -113.82000
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,169 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Borah Peak Wilderness Study 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 Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- DDump35 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- +Urgent care36 mi
- WWater38 mi
- EVEV fast charger46 mi
- MMechanic47 mi
- HHardware55 mi
- ShShower55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 46-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 — Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
7,169 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.07778, -113.82000
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureThousand Springs Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMackay · ~15.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesIvie's IGA Foodliner · ~15.3 mi
EV charging — from Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.8 mi straight-line SW — Hailey, ID (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 13 within 100 · 70 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)47.3 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.8 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.5 mi — Sun Valley Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trailhead · ~5.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEarthquake Interpretive Site · ~6.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #4 · ~10.5 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #5 · ~10.6 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps near Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area~4.0 mi · fee
- Joe T. Fallini Recreation Site~10.7 mi
- Loristica Group Campground~17.9 mi · fee
- Pass Creek Narrows Camping Area & Picnic Site~20.6 mi
How we know this — Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Borah Peak Wilderness Study 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 — Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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