Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Falls Creek Junction B
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.78184, -115.95691
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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 Falls Creek Junction B
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,741 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Falls Creek Junction BNIFC · 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 Falls Creek Junction B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- WWater30 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- ShShower40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Falls Creek Junction B
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,741 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.78184, -115.95691
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Falls Creek Junction B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFalls Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPrichard · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelG & G Riverstop · ~9.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesMain Street General Store · ~16.9 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicShoshone Medical Center · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Falls Creek Junction B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 62 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.6 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.6 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)39.2 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Idaho Wildlife Museum - Tesla Destination, Coeur d'Alene, 39.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Falls Creek Junction B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBerlin Flats · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Guard Lookout · ~2.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevils Elbow · ~3.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKit Price · ~3.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Falls Creek Junction B elsewhere
Other camps near Falls Creek Junction B
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #232~0.4 mi
- Hawkseye Camp~0.6 mi
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #229A~0.8 mi
- Berlin Flats~0.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Falls Creek Junction B
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Falls Creek Junction B are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Falls Creek Junction B
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 Falls Creek Junction B
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 — Falls Creek Junction B
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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