Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Jordan Camp 1A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.94527, -116.09846
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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 Jordan Camp 1A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,049 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jordan Camp 1ANIFC · 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 Jordan Camp 1A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- WWater20 mi
- DDump22 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- PPropane37 mi
- ShShower39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
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 — Jordan Camp 1A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,049 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.94527, -116.09846
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Jordan Camp 1A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeron · ~9.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~14.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.3 mi
- GroceriesMini Market · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthwest Speciality Hospital · ~27.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~27.9 mi
EV charging — from Jordan Camp 1A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.6 mi straight-line S — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg, ID (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 64 within 100 · 92 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS28.0 mi — Northern Lights Inc, Sagle
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.4 mi — EstateOnTheLakeBandB.com - Tesla Destination, Dover, ID · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — City of Sandpoint - Tesla Destination, Sandpoint, 30.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Kootenai River Outfitters Lodge and Cabins, Troy, 26.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests use only · AFDC lists it “Free” - Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 463501 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jordan Camp 1A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGem Saddle Warming Shelter · ~8.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Hank · ~8.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMagee · ~10.0 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomMagee Ranger Cabin · ~10.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Jordan Camp 1A elsewhere
Other camps near Jordan Camp 1A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jordan Camp 2B~0.1 mi
- Jordan Camp 1F~0.1 mi
- 412 Road Mm 22.4~0.2 mi
- 412 Road Mm 21.6~0.9 mi
The unit that manages Jordan Camp 1A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jordan Camp 1A are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mosquito Ridge at 5,270 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,221 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 — Jordan Camp 1A
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 Jordan Camp 1A
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 — Jordan Camp 1A
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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