Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Loc486Rd-001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.23242, -115.64154
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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 Loc486Rd-001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,515 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Loc486Rd-001NIFC · 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 Loc486Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump. 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 — Loc486Rd-001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,515 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.23242, -115.64154
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Loc486Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWalde Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSyringa · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~17.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarvest Foods · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Loc486Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line W — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 3 · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 97 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)58.7 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.6 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 450763 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Loc486Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWalde Lookout · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletApgar Campground · ~5.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGlade Creek Campground · ~5.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThree Devils Pa · ~6.7 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Loc486Rd-001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #365~0.8 mi
- Mystery Saddle Camp~2.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #598~2.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #404~3.4 mi
The unit that manages Loc486Rd-001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Loc486Rd-001 are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Loc486Rd-001
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 Loc486Rd-001
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 — Loc486Rd-001
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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