Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.97315, -116.20798
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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 Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
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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 Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251NIFC · 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 Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump17 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- ShShower37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
ID
Coordinates
47.97315, -116.20798
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Coeur d'Alene River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLakeview · ~11.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~12.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.0 mi
- GroceriesMini Market · ~12.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~23.4 mi
EV charging — from Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line NW — Northern Lights Inc, Sagle, ID · LOOP · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 92 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.7 mi — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.7 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.4 mi — EstateOnTheLakeBandB.com - Tesla Destination, Dover, ID · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 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 — City of Sandpoint - Tesla Destination, Sandpoint, 25.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$1 activation fee; $0.30 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 348822 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMagee · ~9.1 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomMagee Ranger Cabin · ~9.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Hank · ~11.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhiskey Rock Bay · ~12.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251 elsewhere
Other camps near Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Beaver Station~0.3 mi
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #254~0.3 mi
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #250A~0.8 mi
- Fire Prev. Disp Site #255~0.8 mi
The unit that manages Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251 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 Mosquito Ridge at 5,270 ft, about 6 miles away. 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 — Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
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 Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
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 — Fire Prev. Disp. Site #251
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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