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Gravel Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.93668, -111.37868
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Gravel Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,621 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gravel CreekNIFC · 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 Gravel Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail17 mi
- DDump19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- WWater45 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 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 — Gravel Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,621 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.93668, -111.37868
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gravel Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFreedom · ~18.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~19.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.1 mi
- GroceriesMaverik Adventure's First Stop · ~19.1 mi
- PharmacyBroulim's Pharmacy · ~24.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicStar Valley Health Alpine Clinic · ~24.3 mi
- HardwareThayne True Value Hardware & Variety · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Gravel Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.8 mi straight-line SE — BATTERY PARK 1, Afton, WY · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 40 within 100 · 80 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)46.8 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.7 mi — Caribou Ford, Soda Springs, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 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 236938 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gravel Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGravel Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Bar · ~8.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlackfoot Reservoir Campground - Vault Toilet 4 · ~12.9 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBlackfoot Reservoir Campground - Vault Toilet 2 · ~13.0 mi SW · BLM
Open Gravel Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Gravel Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mill Canyon~8.7 mi · fee
- Pine Bar Campground~8.9 mi
- Tincup~14.8 mi
- Blackfoot River~18.4 mi
The unit that manages Gravel Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gravel Creek are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Somsen Ranch at 6,830 ft, about a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Gravel Creek
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $8 per night. The forest gives the season as late May to early September, first-come/first-served with no water, and states that after the season the campground is open first-come/first-served with no fee, no toilets and no water, closing with snow -- that is a seasonal condition, not a free campground, so this stays flagged as a fee site. No recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/gravel-creek-campground (page last updated June 30, 2026).
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 Gravel Creek
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 — Gravel Creek
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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