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Chinook Bay Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.16404, -114.90451
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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.
Can I go now? — Chinook Bay Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Open today Season May 1 – Sep 30. Closes after Sep 30.
U.S. Forest Service record: “May - September” Read against the calendar on 2026-09-17; with JavaScript your browser re-checks it against today.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Chinook Bay Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,496 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chinook Bay 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 Chinook Bay Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry1 mi
- ShShower1 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- WWater39 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- DDump44 mi
- EVEV fast charger53 mi
- MMechanic56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 53-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 — Chinook Bay Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,496 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.16404, -114.90451
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chinook Bay Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStanley · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMountain Village Service Station · ~3.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMountain Village Mercantile · ~3.9 mi
EV charging — from Chinook Bay Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger53.2 mi straight-line SE — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 32 within 100 · 65 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)57.3 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.5 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.2 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chinook Bay Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomChinook Bay Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomMountain View Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunny Gulch Picnic Area · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunny Gulch Cg · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
Open Chinook Bay Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Chinook Bay Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mountain View Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Redfish Overflow Camping~0.5 mi
- Sunny Gulch Cg~0.9 mi · fee
- Glacier View Cg~1.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Chinook Bay Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chinook Bay Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chinook Bay Cg
Open season
May - September
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: $26 per night single family site, $52 double, $13 second vehicle. The camp's own page publishes no amount and points to the Sawtooth NRA fee schedule. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/sawtooth-national-recreation-area-fees-policies (NRA fee schedule, last updated August 12, 2025). || Water: Sawtooth National Forest's own site page for Chinook Bay Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/chinook-bay-campground (read 2026-08-24; page "Last updated" July 14, 2025), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, re-queried live 2026-08-24 for SITE_ID 21946 / MANAGING_ORG 041404), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "Yes, drinking water is available from faucets". Page "Seasons of Use": "May - September" -- that is the season of the SITE, not a statement about when the water is turned on. recreation.gov facility 10165220 ("Chinook Bay Campground") publishes no amenity list, so it neither confirms nor contradicts this. No natural water anywhere near this site is claimed to be potable. Agency record only -- not field-verified. Nightshift fire 1680 (Idaho batch 2).
Season
Read from the agency's own season / closure text in this record (data/conditions.py) and checked against the calendar. The words we read are printed under the verdict at the top of the page.
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 Chinook Bay 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
- 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 — Chinook Bay Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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