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Hardscrabble Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.23887, -115.89986
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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 Hardscrabble Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,202 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hardscrabble 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 Hardscrabble Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater15 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- EVEV fast charger47 mi
- DDump55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 47-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 — Hardscrabble Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,202 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.23887, -115.89986
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hardscrabble Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrouch · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~7.9 mi
- PharmacyWatkins Pharmacy · ~20.4 mi
- HardwareCascade Hardware · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Hardscrabble Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger46.6 mi straight-line S — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 55 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.1 mi — L072 BOISE-PL01, Boise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.1 mi — KENDALL HYU BOI FV L3 #2, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)43.8 mi — the EDGE @ State, Boise, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 45.5 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 Hardscrabble Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHardscrabble Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRattlesnake Campground · ~2.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTie Creek Campground · ~2.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrail Creek Campground · ~2.9 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Hardscrabble Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rattlesnake Campground~2.1 mi · fee
- Tie Creek Campground~2.5 mi · fee
- Trail Creek Campground~2.9 mi · fee
- Silver Creek Campground~7.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hardscrabble Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hardscrabble Campground 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 Cozy Cove at 5,410 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 2,208 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 — Hardscrabble Campground
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.
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 Hardscrabble 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 — Hardscrabble Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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