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Knife Edge Campground and River Access
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.22711, -115.47475
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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 Knife Edge Campground and River Access
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,667 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Knife Edge Campground and River AccessNIFC · 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 Knife Edge Campground and River Access · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- FFuel25 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 25 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 — Knife Edge Campground and River Access
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,667 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.22711, -115.47475
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Knife Edge Campground and River Access · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTick Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSyringa · ~13.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~24.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarvest Foods · ~24.8 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~26.3 mi
EV charging — from Knife Edge Campground and River Access · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.8 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)65.0 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.7 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 Knife Edge Campground and River Access · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKnife Edge Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGlade Creek Campground · ~2.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSplit Creek River Access · ~2.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletApgar Campground · ~3.1 mi W · USFS
Open Knife Edge Campground and River Access elsewhere
Other camps near Knife Edge Campground and River Access
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Us12-Mm107.8S-001 Major Fenn~0.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #771~0.9 mi
- Us12-Mm106.6S-001A Deadman~1.2 mi
- Bimerick Creek Camp~1.2 mi
The unit that manages Knife Edge Campground and River Access
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Knife Edge Campground and River Access are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Knife Edge Campground and River Access
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Knife Edge Campground and River Access
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 — Knife Edge Campground and River Access
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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