Agency-listedUSFSFee
Calamity
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.32651, -111.21411
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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 Calamity
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,652 ft.
Fire & smoke — around CalamityNIFC · 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 Calamity · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- WWater25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- DDump30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-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 — Calamity
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,652 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.32651, -111.21411
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Calamity · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIrwin · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.2 mi
- GroceriesRainey Creek · ~10.7 mi
- PharmacyBroulim's Pharmacy · ~14.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicStar Valley Health Alpine Clinic · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareJenkins Building Supply · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Calamity · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.1 mi straight-line NE — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 34 within 100 · 63 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.9 mi — TOWN OF JACKSON GARAGE DC #1, Jackson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.9 mi — TOWN OF JACKSON GARAGE DC #1, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.4 mi — THE LARKSPUR LARKSPUR EV#4D, Victor, ID · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 122279 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Calamity · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCalamity · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiverside Park Cg &Day Use Area · ~1.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek Trailhead · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Elk Creek Boat Ramp · ~4.4 mi E · USFS
Open Calamity elsewhere
Other camps near Calamity
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Riverside Park Cg &Day Use Area~1.1 mi · fee
- South Fork Of The Snake~1.1 mi
- Big Elk Creek Campground~4.8 mi · fee
- Palisades Creek~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Calamity
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Calamity are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Calamity
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 2026-08-23: $20 per standard site per night, current season 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-06; the walk-in sites are priced at $20 as well. The Caribou-Targhee page for this campground publishes no rate of its own -- it says only 'For current fees, please go to Recreation.gov' -- so the figures come from the camp's recreation.gov listing (id 232277, CALAMITY, 0.10 mi from this pin). Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232277 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/calamity-campground (page last updated June 30, 2026).
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 Calamity
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 — Calamity
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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