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Diamond Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.69941, -111.19715
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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 Diamond Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,910 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Diamond CreekNIFC · 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 Diamond Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- WWater45 mi
- AAir-up60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Diamond Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,910 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.69941, -111.19715
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Diamond Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFairview · ~10.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~13.4 mi
- PharmacyOur Valley Pharmacy | Afton · ~13.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Lake Community Care · ~26.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.4 mi
EV charging — from Diamond Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.5 mi straight-line E — BATTERY PARK 1, Afton, WY · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 47 within 100 · 129 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)52.3 mi — Mike's Market - Tesla Supercharger (Car Charging Pros), Garden City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.2 mi — Caribou Ford, Soda Springs, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 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 236938 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Diamond Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond Creek Warming Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Gs · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStump Creek Guard Station · ~8.8 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomSpring Creek-State Line Trailhead · ~9.3 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Diamond Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Summit View~10.9 mi · fee
- Mill Canyon~11.5 mi · fee
- Swift Creek Campground~14.9 mi
- Swift Creek Campground~15.0 mi
The unit that manages Diamond Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Diamond Creek are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Slug Creek Divide at 7,240 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 330 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 — Diamond Creek
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234771
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Diamond Creek
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 — Diamond Creek
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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