Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Granite Lake Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.10230, -116.08464
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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 Granite Lake Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,761 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Granite Lake DispersedNIFC · 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 Granite Lake Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- WWater36 mi
- DDump36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 36-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out.
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 — Granite Lake Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,761 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.10230, -116.08464
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Granite Lake Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNew Meadows · ~13.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~13.3 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Luke's Clinic · ~24.8 mi
- HardwareMay Ace Hardware · ~13.4 mi
EV charging — from Granite Lake Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.3 mi straight-line S — McCall, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 71 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.4 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.4 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — Shore Lodge, McCall, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 405687 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Granite Lake Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Lake Dispersed · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Payette Lake Boat Ramp · ~3.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Payette Lake Campground · ~3.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Payette Lake Dispersed · ~3.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Granite Lake Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Granite Lake Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Payette Lake Campground~3.1 mi · fee
- Upper Payette Lake Dispersed~3.7 mi
- Upper Payette Lake Group Campground~3.8 mi · fee
- Grouse~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Granite Lake Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Granite Lake Dispersed are set by Payette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Brundage Reservoir at 6,280 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 481 ft lower 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 — Granite Lake Dispersed
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 Granite Lake Dispersed
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 — Granite Lake Dispersed
Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →How to read this page →All field notes →
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