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Iron Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.90813, -114.19283
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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 Iron Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,820 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Iron Lake 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 Iron Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump18 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- GGrocery24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- WWater32 mi
- EVEV fast charger74 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 74-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 — Iron Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,820 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.90813, -114.19283
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Iron Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~23.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~23.6 mi
- PharmacyBengal Pharmacy · ~27.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSteele Memorial Clinic · ~23.5 mi
EV charging — from Iron Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger74.2 mi straight-line E — 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 · 10 within 100 · 65 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)80.8 mi — Lima, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Lima
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO93.2 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)60.8 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 121712 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Iron Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMcdonald Flat Campground · ~10.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKilpatrick Vault Toilet · ~11.6 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletGoldbug - Vault Toilet · ~11.6 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWilliams Lake Vault Toilet 1 · ~13.7 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Iron Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcdonald Flat Campground~10.1 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs~11.6 mi
- Lake Creek Camping Area~12.1 mi
- Williams Lake Campground~12.6 mi
The unit that manages Iron Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Iron Lake Campground are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Morgan Creek at 7,620 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 1,200 ft lower 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 — Iron Lake 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. | Fee 2026-08-20: no rate published by the agency. Salmon-Challis's Iron Lake Campground page carries no fee section and no dollar figure anywhere, the Forest Service recreation-site record flags an expanded amenity fee but records no amount, and the campground has no recreation.gov listing. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/recreation/iron-lake-campground.
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 Iron Lake 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 — Iron Lake Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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