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Chaparral Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.61441, -115.20251
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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 Chaparral Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,616 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chaparral CgNIFC · 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 Chaparral Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- DDump20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- @Mail28 mi
- WWater35 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- MMechanic41 mi
- HHardware41 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Chaparral Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,616 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.61441, -115.20251
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chaparral Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.8 mi
- GroceriesKelly's Trading Post · ~2.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamas Medical Services · ~27.4 mi
EV charging — from Chaparral Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger40.5 mi straight-line SW — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 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 · 5 within 50 · 42 within 100 · 60 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.1 mi — Mountain Home, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Home
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)39.6 mi — Redfish Lake Lodge, Stanley, ID (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · 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 121718 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chaparral Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChaparral Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAbbott Cg · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBird Creek Cg · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek Cg · ~3.0 mi E · USFS
Open Chaparral Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Chaparral Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Abbott Cg~0.8 mi · fee
- Bird Creek Campground~1.4 mi
- Willow Creek Cg~3.0 mi · fee
- Willow Creek North Cg (Transfer Camp)~3.6 mi
The unit that manages Chaparral Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chaparral Cg 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 Atlanta Summit at 7,570 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,954 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. 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 — Chaparral Cg
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: $6 per night single site, $12 double site. The forest says fees are charged from mid-May through October 31. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/chaparral-campground (Sawtooth NF page, last updated April 2, 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 Chaparral Cg
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 — Chaparral Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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