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Grayback Gulch
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.80672, -115.86771
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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 Grayback Gulch
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,898 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Grayback GulchNIFC · 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 Grayback Gulch · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump39 mi
- ShShower39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Grayback Gulch
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,898 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.80672, -115.86771
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Grayback Gulch · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureElk Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townIdaho City · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGThe Y stop · ~23.9 mi
- GroceriesGold Mine Gas Station · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacySav-on Pharmacy · ~21.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBoise VA Medical Center · ~20.6 mi
- HardwareD&B Supply · ~21.9 mi
EV charging — from Grayback Gulch · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.1 mi straight-line SW — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.3 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.3 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — 3469 S Old Hickory Way, Boise, ID · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 21.7 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; customer and service center use 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 313094 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Grayback Gulch · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrayback Gulch Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrayback Group · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuena Vista Trailhead · ~1.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Creek · ~4.1 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Grayback Gulch
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grayback Group~0.3 mi · fee
- Bald Mountain Campground~7.6 mi
- Ten Mile~10.0 mi
- Bad Bear Campground~10.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Grayback Gulch
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Grayback Gulch are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Bogus Basin at 6,370 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 2,472 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 — Grayback Gulch
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Grayback Gulch
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 — Grayback Gulch
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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