Agency-listedUSFSFee
Boundary
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.72161, -114.32471
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 Boundary
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,100 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BoundaryNIFC · 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 Boundary · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
- ShShower42 mi
- DDump52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Boundary
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,100 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.72161, -114.32471
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Boundary · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSun Valley · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesAtkinson's Market · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~3.4 mi
EV charging — from Boundary · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line S — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 70 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.3 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.1 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.4 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 Boundary · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBoundary · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoundary Picnic Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrail Creek Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSun Peak Toilet · ~2.6 mi W · BLM
Open Boundary elsewhere
Other camps near Boundary
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork Cg~6.8 mi · fee
- Murdock Cg~7.4 mi · fee
- Wood River Cg~8.3 mi · fee
- Caribou Cg~8.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Boundary
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boundary are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Chocolate Gulch at 6,310 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 — Boundary
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: $10 per night for a single unit, $20 for a double. Note the forest page heads that block 'Day Use' while describing a 9-site fee campground with a 2:00 pm check-out, so the label looks like a template slip; its recreation.gov listing 10191060 (BOUNDARY (ID), 0.001 mi from our pin) independently prices the current 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-30 first-come season at $10 and $20 scan-pay. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/boundary-campground-and-picnic-area (last updated April 13, 2026) and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10191060 .
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 Boundary
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 — Boundary
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →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 →