Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Halfway Gulch Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.34018, -114.33739
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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 Halfway Gulch Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,317 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Halfway Gulch Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Halfway Gulch Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- DDump48 mi
- HHardware49 mi
- RxPharmacy58 mi
- EVEV fast charger90 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 90-mi run (and back).
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 — Halfway Gulch Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,317 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.34018, -114.33739
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Halfway Gulch Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalmon River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townNorth Fork · ~17.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~17.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~17.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSteele Memorial Medical Center · ~24.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~24.8 mi
EV charging — from Halfway Gulch Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger90.5 mi straight-line SE — Dell Mercantile (Dell, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 13 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)90.8 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 1, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO90.8 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)63.1 mi — Hamilton City Hall · EVGATEWAY · 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 121712 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Halfway Gulch Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Creek Campground · ~5.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEbenezer Campground · ~9.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCorn Creek Boat Ramp & Campground · ~17.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlta Campground · ~19.7 mi N · USFS
Open Halfway Gulch Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Halfway Gulch Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spring Creek Campground~5.4 mi · fee
- Ebenezer Campground~9.0 mi · fee
- Beaverck05A~12.5 mi
- Trapper Flat Camping Area~12.6 mi
The unit that manages Halfway Gulch Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Halfway Gulch Camping Area are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Halfway Gulch Camping Area
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 Halfway Gulch Camping Area
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 — Halfway Gulch Camping Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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