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Johnson Bar Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.10344, -115.56011
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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 Johnson Bar Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,503 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Johnson Bar 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 Johnson Bar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Johnson Bar Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,503 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.10344, -115.56011
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Johnson Bar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFenn Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSyringa · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~20.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStites Grocery · ~20.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSyringa Hospital & Clinics · ~29.8 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~23.9 mi
EV charging — from Johnson Bar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.2 mi straight-line W — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 1 · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 89 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)67.7 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.0 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 450760 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Johnson Bar Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Bar · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Bar · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFenn Pond · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRackliff · ~3.4 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Johnson Bar Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Johnson Bar Group Camp~0.2 mi · fee
- CCC Campground~2.1 mi
- O'Hara Bar~2.4 mi · fee
- O'Hara Campground~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Johnson Bar Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Johnson Bar Campground are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Johnson Bar Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234440
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 Johnson Bar 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 — Johnson Bar Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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