Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little North Fork Clwtr
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.06669, -115.85021
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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 Little North Fork Clwtr
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,036 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little North Fork ClwtrNIFC · 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 North Fork Clwtr · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- PPropane26 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- WWater39 mi
- ShShower57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-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 North Fork Clwtr
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,036 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.06669, -115.85021
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little North Fork Clwtr · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~25.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~25.7 mi
- Dump station~13.1 mi
- GroceriesAvery Store & Motel · ~12.8 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~28.1 mi
- HardwareLumber Yard · ~28.1 mi
EV charging — from Little North Fork Clwtr · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.7 mi straight-line N — 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 · 6 within 50 · 67 within 100 · 101 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS36.5 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.5 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)58.8 mi — City of Palouse - Heritage Park · FLO · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 41.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — 50,000 Silver Dollar Inn, Saltese, 30.6 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests 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 Little North Fork Clwtr · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrater Peak - Vault Toilet · ~3.6 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletOrphan Point - Vault Toilet · ~4.7 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCrater Lake - Vault Toilet · ~6.4 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMammoth Springs · ~10.6 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Little North Fork Clwtr
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #204~0.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #406~1.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #454~1.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #361~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Little North Fork Clwtr
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little North Fork Clwtr 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 Lost Lake at 6,090 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 2,054 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 — Little North Fork Clwtr
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 Little North Fork Clwtr
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 North Fork Clwtr
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