Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Indian Springs Campsite
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.67296, -114.83827
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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 Indian Springs Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,569 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Springs CampsiteNIFC · 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 Indian Springs Campsite · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel32 mi
- GGrocery32 mi
- @Mail32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- WWater45 mi
- OOutfitter58 mi
- MMechanic58 mi
- HHardware60 mi
- EVEV fast charger64 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 32 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 64-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 — Indian Springs Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,569 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.67296, -114.83827
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Springs Campsite · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCastle Fork (stream) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Indian Springs Campsite · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger63.8 mi straight-line W — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 1 · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 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 · none within 50 · 8 within 100 · 54 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO63.8 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 4, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.6 mi — Stanley RV and Camp (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · 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 325580 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Springs Campsite · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTin Cup Campground · ~5.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEleven Mile Trailhead · ~19.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCuster Town Interpretive Site · ~20.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYankee Fork Dredge Interpretive Site · ~21.2 mi S · USFS
Open Indian Springs Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Indian Springs Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tin Cup Campground~5.3 mi
- Monte Cristo Camping Area~9.0 mi
- Mahoney Springs Campground~14.3 mi
- Josephus Lake Campground~17.3 mi
The unit that manages Indian Springs Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Springs Campsite are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Springs Campsite
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 Indian Springs Campsite
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 — Indian Springs Campsite
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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