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Buttermilk
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.43040, -111.42515
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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 Buttermilk
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,314 ft.
Fire & smoke — around ButtermilkNIFC · 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 Buttermilk · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- WWater22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, 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 — Buttermilk
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,314 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.43040, -111.42515
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Buttermilk · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIsland Park · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.4 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.1 mi
- GroceriesC-store · ~2.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicOld Faithful Clinic · ~29.3 mi
EV charging — from Buttermilk · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.7 mi straight-line E — 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 · 30 within 100 · 48 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.4 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.3 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 Buttermilk · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletButtermilk Campground · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMill Creek Boat Ramp · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBox Canyon Boat Ramp · ~1.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIsland Park Boat Ramp · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
Open Buttermilk elsewhere
Other camps near Buttermilk
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buttermilk Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Mccrea Bridge Campground~2.5 mi · fee
- Buffalo Campground~2.8 mi · fee
- Box Canyon Campground~3.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Buttermilk
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buttermilk 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 2 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 — Buttermilk
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233826
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Buttermilk
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 — Buttermilk
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Cold-weather camping →Power off-grid →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 →