Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Kelley Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.60149, -115.10130
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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 Kelley Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,880 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kelley CreekNIFC · 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 Kelley Creek · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- WWater37 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- MMechanic42 mi
- HHardware44 mi
- OOutfitter55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-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 — Kelley Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,880 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.60149, -115.10130
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kelley Creek · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Boise River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townFeatherville · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.2 mi
- Propane / LPGThe Y stop · ~27.1 mi
- Dump station~21.8 mi
- GroceriesSmoky Bar Store · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Kelley Creek · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.7 mi straight-line E — Hailey, ID (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 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 · 5 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 60 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.7 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.9 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.2 mi — Leadville Parking Lot, Ketchum, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kelley Creek · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBaumgartner Cg · ~1.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek Cg · ~2.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek North Cg (Transfer Camp) · ~2.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBird Creek Cg · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
Open Kelley Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Kelley Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Baumgartner Cg~1.3 mi · fee
- Willow Creek Cg~2.1 mi · fee
- Willow Creek North Cg (Transfer Camp)~2.4 mi
- Bird Creek Campground~4.0 mi
The unit that manages Kelley Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kelley Creek are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Atlanta Summit at 7,570 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 2,690 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 — Kelley Creek
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 Kelley Creek
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 — Kelley Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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