Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Gold Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.13800, -115.40809
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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 Gold Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,373 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gold FlatNIFC · 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 Gold Flat · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- PPropane46 mi
- WWater52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 52-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Gold Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,373 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.13800, -115.40809
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Gold Flat · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSaint Joe River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townDrexel · ~14.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~18.2 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~24.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicshiplu factory · ~14.0 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Gold Flat · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.3 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 · 59 within 100 · 88 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.3 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)54.2 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, 20.3 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, 17.2 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 Gold Flat · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletConrad Crossing · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFly Flat · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomRed Ives - Cabin Rental · ~6.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Ives - Visitor Info · ~6.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Gold Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Gold Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trail 78 Trailhead~0.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #424~0.5 mi
- Simmons Outfitter Camp~0.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #345~1.2 mi
The unit that manages Gold Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gold Flat are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gold Flat
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 Gold Flat
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 — Gold Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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