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Donkey Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.18514, -116.07990
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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 Donkey Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,923 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Donkey 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 Donkey Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- WWater42 mi
- ShShower43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 42-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
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 — Donkey Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,923 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.18514, -116.07990
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Donkey Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMarble Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMarble Creek · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~24.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.7 mi
- GroceriesAvery Store & Motel · ~13.7 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~21.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~24.5 mi
EV charging — from Donkey Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.1 mi straight-line N — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg, ID (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 98 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.3 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.3 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)46.3 mi — Avista - The Harvester, Spangle, ID · FLO · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 463501 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Donkey Creek · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 3 · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarble Creek Interpretive · ~5.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHuckleberry Cg - Vault Toilet #6 · ~5.7 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHuckleberry Cg - Vault Toilet #1 · ~5.7 mi N · BLM
Open Donkey Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Donkey Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marble Creek~1.7 mi
- Camp 3~3.9 mi
- Huckleberry Campground~5.8 mi · fee
- Ccc Campsite And Trailhead~7.3 mi
The unit that manages Donkey Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Donkey Creek are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mica Creek at 4,480 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,557 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 — Donkey Creek
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 Donkey 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 — Donkey Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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