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Loristica Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.02279, -113.46695
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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 Loristica Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,758 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Loristica Group CampgroundNIFC · 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 Loristica Group Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- DDump28 mi
- WWater39 mi
- LLaundry50 mi
- RxPharmacy50 mi
- +Urgent care50 mi
- MMechanic55 mi
- EVEV fast charger55 mi
- HHardware58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 55-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Loristica Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,758 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.02279, -113.46695
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Loristica Group Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMackay · ~10.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationFree Dumping Station · ~28.4 mi
- GroceriesSammy's · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Loristica Group Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger54.8 mi straight-line SW — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey, 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 · none within 50 · 24 within 100 · 66 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)55.0 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)49.7 mi — Sun Valley Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 169998 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Loristica Group Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPass Creek Narrows Camping Area & Picnic Site · ~5.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #1 · ~11.4 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #3 · ~11.4 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #2 · ~11.5 mi W · BLM
Open Loristica Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Loristica Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pass Creek Narrows Camping Area & Picnic Site~5.1 mi
- Hawley Mountain Wilderness Study Area~8.5 mi
- Joe T. Fallini Recreation Site~11.3 mi
- Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area~17.9 mi
The unit that manages Loristica Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Loristica Group Campground are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Hilts Creek at 8,090 ft, less than a mile away. It sits about 332 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 — Loristica Group Campground
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-20: $30 per night -- this is a GROUP campground, not a single site. Salmon-Challis's own page lists $30.00/night and recreation.gov's 2026 season (Jun 15 to Sep 15) lists the same $30 for the group site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/recreation/loristica-group-campground.
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 Loristica Group Campground
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 — Loristica Group Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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