Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Loc500Rd-038
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.43569, -115.51936
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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 Loc500Rd-038
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,230 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Loc500Rd-038NIFC · 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 Loc500Rd-038 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- FFuel28 mi
- GGrocery28 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- @Mail32 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- MMechanic45 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- RxPharmacy46 mi
- PPropane55 mi
- DDump57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 28 mi out.
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 — Loc500Rd-038
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,230 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.43569, -115.51936
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Loc500Rd-038 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPierce · ~14.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~28.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPit Stop · ~28.1 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~28.0 mi
EV charging — from Loc500Rd-038 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.1 mi straight-line SW — CLRWTR RVR CSNO IT'SEYEYECASINO, Kamiah, ID · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 26 within 100 · 103 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)55.4 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)38.5 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm 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 452675 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Loc500Rd-038 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRocky Ridge Campground · ~1.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWeitas Butte Lookout · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAustin Ridge Lookout · ~9.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFish Creek Ra · ~10.9 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Loc500Rd-038
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Loc500Rd-036~0.3 mi
- Loc500Rd-039~0.8 mi
- Loc500Rd-033~1.0 mi
- Rocky Ridge Campground~1.4 mi
The unit that manages Loc500Rd-038
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Loc500Rd-038 are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Hemlock Butte at 5,800 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 430 ft lower 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 — Loc500Rd-038
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 Loc500Rd-038
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 — Loc500Rd-038
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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