Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.18118, -115.37097
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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 Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site 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 Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- DDump20 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- +Urgent care43 mi
- PPropane48 mi
- WWater53 mi
- ShShower60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 53-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 — Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
ID
Coordinates
47.18118, -115.37097
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDrexel · ~11.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelcenex · ~28.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~15.0 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~22.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMineral Community Hospital · ~23.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.2 mi
EV charging — from Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.1 mi straight-line NE — St. Regis, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 56 within 100 · 88 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.1 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.6 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)55.6 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 17.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — 50,000 Silver Dollar Inn, Saltese, 14.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests 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 302203 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletConrad Crossing · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFly Flat · ~4.8 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomRed Ives - Cabin Rental · ~8.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Ives - Visitor Info · ~8.7 mi S · USFS
Open Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B elsewhere
Other camps near Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #364~0.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #382~1.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #419~2.6 mi
- Conrad Crossing~2.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site 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 Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site 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 — Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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