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Father And Sons Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.16281, -114.18573
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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 Father And Sons Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,283 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Father And Sons CgNIFC · 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 Father And Sons Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel21 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- WWater24 mi
- @Mail28 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-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 — Father And Sons Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,283 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.16281, -114.18573
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Father And Sons Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOakley · ~16.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~23.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.7 mi
- GroceriesRogerson Service · ~21.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicVA Clinic · ~30.7 mi
- HardwareGrover's Pay and Pack · ~29.6 mi
EV charging — from Father And Sons Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.7 mi straight-line NW — L172 PL1 TWIN FALLS · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.1 mi — Twin Falls, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Twin Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.9 mi — VOLVO CAR USA TWIN FALLS DC1, Twin Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.8 mi — Buster's Restaurant & Saloon and RV Park - Tesla Destination, Hollister, ID (at a restaurant) · 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.
- 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 434725 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Father And Sons Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFather And Sons Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine Springs Cg · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine Trailhead · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine Springs Family Campground Loop D · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
Open Father And Sons Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Father And Sons Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bostetter Cg~0.8 mi
- Porcupine Springs Cg~3.8 mi · fee
- Porcupine Springs Family Campground Loop D~3.9 mi · fee
- Diamondfield Jack Cg~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Father And Sons Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Father And Sons Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Bostetter R.S. at 7,530 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Father And Sons Cg
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 || Water: Sawtooth National Forest's own site page for Father and Sons Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/father-and-sons-campground (read 2026-08-24; page "Last updated" March 2, 2026), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is not available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, re-queried live 2026-08-24 for SITE_ID 07848 / MANAGING_ORG 041401), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "No drinking water is available". No natural water anywhere near this site is claimed to be potable. Agency record only -- not field-verified. Nightshift fire 1680 (Idaho batch 2).
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 Father And Sons Cg
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 — Father And Sons Cg
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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