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Edna Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.96330, -115.62238
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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 Edna Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,240 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Edna 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 Edna Creek · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- HHardware38 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- DDump44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-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 — Edna Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,240 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.96330, -115.62238
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Edna Creek · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLowman · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~28.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGold Mine Gas Station · ~14.2 mi
EV charging — from Edna Creek · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.4 mi straight-line SW — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS40.5 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.5 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.3 mi — Stanley RV and Camp (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 37.9 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; customer and service center use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 313094 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Edna Creek · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEdna Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhoop-Um-Up Trailhead · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhoop-Um-Up Equestrian Camp · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMores Creek Summit Trailhead · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Edna Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Edna Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Whoop-Um-Up Equestrian Camp~0.3 mi · fee
- Beaver Creek Group Campground~0.7 mi · fee
- Willow Creek Campground~4.5 mi
- Hayfork Group Campground~5.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Edna Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Edna Creek are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mores Creek Summit at 6,090 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 850 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 — Edna Creek
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Edna 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 — Edna Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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