Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Middle Steamboat A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.70180, -116.17178
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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 Middle Steamboat A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,415 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Middle Steamboat ANIFC · 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 Middle Steamboat A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- WWater25 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Middle Steamboat A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,415 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.70180, -116.17178
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Middle Steamboat A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSteamboat Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLinfor · ~7.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelG & G Riverstop · ~9.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.1 mi
- GroceriesThe Gondolier · ~10.9 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicShoshone Medical Center · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.4 mi
EV charging — from Middle Steamboat A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 mi straight-line S — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 94 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.9 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.9 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.6 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 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 Middle Steamboat A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBumblebee · ~6.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevils Elbow · ~8.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKit Price · ~8.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Hank · ~9.1 mi N · USFS
Open Middle Steamboat A elsewhere
Other camps near Middle Steamboat A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #142~0.4 mi
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #101~0.6 mi
- Fire Prevention Disp Site #104~0.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #812~1.2 mi
The unit that manages Middle Steamboat A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Middle Steamboat A are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Middle Steamboat A
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 Middle Steamboat A
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 — Middle Steamboat A
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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