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Hammer Creek Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 45.76577, -116.32517
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Hammer Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,443 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hammer Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Hammer Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- DDump46 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- ShShower54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-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 — Hammer Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,443 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.76577, -116.32517
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Hammer Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalmon River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townCopperville · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~14.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesNOM NOM · ~14.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSyringa Hospital & Clinics · ~14.7 mi
- HardwareAce Home Center · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Hammer Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.8 mi straight-line NE — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 2 · 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 · 4 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 140 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)54.7 mi — Lewiston, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Lewiston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — Super 8 by Wyndham Grangeville - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 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 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 450761 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hammer Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomHammer Creek - Flush Toilets Bldg · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHammer Creek - Vault Toilet #2 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHammer Creek - Vault Toilet #1 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Bird Gravel Pit - Vault Toilet · ~2.0 mi S · BLM
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Other camps near Hammer Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sr9339Ard-001~8.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #148~8.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #179~8.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #720~8.3 mi
How we know this — Hammer Creek Campground
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 Hammer Creek Campground
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 — Hammer Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →