Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Graham Creek #1
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.65068, -116.09819
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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 Graham Creek #1
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,284 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Graham Creek #1NIFC · 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 Graham Creek #1 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- WWater30 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- PPropane32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Graham Creek #1
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,284 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.65068, -116.09819
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Graham Creek #1 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGraham Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPrichard · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelG & G Riverstop · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.7 mi
- GroceriesThe Gondolier · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~14.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicShoshone Medical Center · ~7.3 mi
EV charging — from Graham Creek #1 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.4 mi straight-line S — 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 · 11 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 94 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.4 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.4 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.0 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.
- 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 Graham Creek #1 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPrichard Bridge · ~6.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShoshone Rest Stop · ~6.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKit Price · ~7.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAvery Creek · ~8.3 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Graham Creek #1
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Graham Creek #6~0.2 mi
- Graham Creek #9~0.3 mi
- Graham Creek Trailhead Side #1~0.4 mi
- Graham Creek #12~0.5 mi
The unit that manages Graham Creek #1
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Graham Creek #1 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 Sunset at 5,570 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 3,286 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. 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 — Graham Creek #1
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 Graham Creek #1
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 — Graham Creek #1
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →How to read this page →All field notes →
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