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Cartwright Ridge Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.33398, -116.19157
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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 Cartwright Ridge Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,073 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cartwright Ridge 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 Cartwright Ridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- DDump44 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-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 — Cartwright Ridge Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,073 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.33398, -116.19157
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cartwright Ridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSmiths Ferry · ~6.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.2 mi
- FuelUnited Oil · ~14.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyWatkins Pharmacy · ~14.6 mi
- HardwareCascade Hardware · ~14.4 mi
EV charging — from Cartwright Ridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger40.0 mi straight-line N — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 3 · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 36 within 100 · 61 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.0 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 4, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.0 mi — Cambridge World Market · Blink 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 325582 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cartwright Ridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCartwright Ridge Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntelope Campground · ~0.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShady Pines Campground · ~0.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHollywood Point Campground · ~0.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Cartwright Ridge Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cartwright Ridge Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Antelope Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Shady Pines Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Hollywood Point Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Eastside Group Campground~0.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cartwright Ridge Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cartwright Ridge 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 Van Wyck at 4,960 ft, about 8 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 — Cartwright Ridge Campground
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 2026-08-20: no rate published by the agency. Boise NF's Cartwright Ridge Campground page carries no fee section and no dollar figure, the Forest Service recreation-site record flags a fee but records no amount, and the campground has no recreation.gov listing. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/cartwright-ridge-campground.
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 Cartwright Ridge 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
- 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 — Cartwright Ridge Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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