Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Cold Meadows Airfield
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.28584, -114.94165
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Cold Meadows Airfield
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,981 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cold Meadows AirfieldNIFC · 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 Cold Meadows Airfield · Payette National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- @Mail35 mi
- FFuel35 mi
- GGrocery35 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- MMechanic52 mi
- ShShower53 mi
- EVEV fast charger62 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 35 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 62-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Cold Meadows Airfield
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,981 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.28584, -114.94165
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cold Meadows Airfield · Payette National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCottonwood Creek (stream) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Cold Meadows Airfield · Payette National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger62.1 mi straight-line SW — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 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 · none within 50 · 9 within 100 · 66 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)62.1 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 1, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)63.0 mi — Shore Lodge, McCall, ID · 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 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 325581 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cold Meadows Airfield · Payette National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCold Meadows Airfield · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCabin Creek Airfield · ~9.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCorn Creek Boat Ramp & Campground · ~13.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChamberlain Basin · ~14.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Cold Meadows Airfield elsewhere
Other camps near Cold Meadows Airfield
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cabin Creek Airfield~9.8 mi
- Corn Creek Boat Ramp & Campground~13.7 mi · fee
- Chamberlain Basin~14.0 mi
- Soldier Bar Airfield~14.3 mi
The unit that manages Cold Meadows Airfield
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cold Meadows Airfield are set by Payette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cold Meadows Airfield
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Cold Meadows Airfield
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 — Cold Meadows Airfield
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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