Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 42.73028, -116.10556
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,638 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic RiverNIFC · 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 Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- DDump51 mi
- PPropane51 mi
- WWater57 mi
- ShShower57 mi
- OOutfitter60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 57-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-mi run (and back).
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 — Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,638 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.73028, -116.10556
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGrand View · ~17.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~18.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~18.7 mi
- Hospital / clinic366th Medical Group - Mountain Home Airforce Base Medical Facility · ~26.5 mi
EV charging — from Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.4 mi straight-line NE — Mountain Home, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 36 within 100 · 55 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS35.7 mi — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID), Mountain Home
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.7 mi — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID), Mountain Home
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.5 mi — STAGE STOP BOISE · ChargePoint 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 398000 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomPoison Creek Toilet · ~9.9 mi W · BLM
- RestroomCove Rec Site Toilet 4 - Buford Shore West · ~16.3 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomCove Rec Site Toilet 5 - Buford Shore East · ~16.3 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCove Rec Site Vault Toilet 6 - Inland Lower Group · ~16.3 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Poison Creek Picnic Site~9.9 mi
- Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Area~10.6 mi
- Big Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River~11.4 mi
- Wickahoney Creek Wild And Scenic River~12.8 mi
How we know this — Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
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 — Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River
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