IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6587, -111.5905)
FREE dispersed camping on Idaho state ENDOWMENT LAND, Madison County, about 15 miles from Rexburg and 9 miles from Ririe. IDL's own recreation map marks 10 camping spots in this immediate area; the pin is on one of them. This spot is UNNAMED on IDL's map — there is no sign, no listed name, and nothing to ask for by name. This is genuinely free: Idaho charges no fee, permit, licence or pass to camp on endowment land. State rule IDAPA 20.05.01 allows temporary camping outright, and IDL policy says it deliberately avoids direct user fees so the land stays 'open and freely accessible to the general public'. THE RULES YOU MUST FOLLOW: 14 days maximum in one spot within any 28 days (to stay longer you must move at least 5 miles); don't leave gear unattended over 48 hours; campfires only inside a ring no wider than 3 feet; camp at least 30 feet back from any water or wetland; and do not camp anywhere posted 'closed to camping'. WHAT TO EXPECT: nothing. This is dispersed camping — IDL says its dispersed sites 'will likely not offer any toilets, picnic tables, treated water, or fire grates or rings', and IDL does not collect garbage. Bring your own water, pack everything out, and bury human waste 6+ inches deep and 200 feet from water, trails and camps. CAVEATS, honestly: we have not visited, and IDL publishes no description of this particular spot — the legal right to camp here is very well documented, but how usable or pleasant the site is, is not. Endowment land is working timber and range land, so expect logging or grazing activity and respect any posted closure. Check current fire restrictions before lighting anything. Confirm with the IDL Eastern Idaho Area Office, 3563 Ririe Highway, Idaho Falls, (208) 525-7167, before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- DDump20 mi
- WWater22 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeise · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.5 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~21.6 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~20.4 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacyHeartland Pharmacy · ~22.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMadison Memorial Hospital · ~14.7 mi
- HardwarePlatt Electrical Supply · ~16.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTablerock Campground · ~1.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Flats Rec Site - Vault Toilet - Single · ~4.2 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Flats Rec Site - Vault Toilet - Double · ~4.3 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletKelly Island Campground - Vault Toilet 1 · ~4.4 mi SW · BLM
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6592, -111.5717)~0.9 mi
- Spider Web Camp (IDL Endowment Land)~1.3 mi
- IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6684, -111.6272)~2.0 mi
- IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.7003, -111.6038)~2.9 mi
How we know this
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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