Agency-listedUSFSFee
Mill Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.81116, -111.36413
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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 Mill Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,596 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mill CanyonNIFC · 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 Mill Canyon · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- DDump20 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- WWater45 mi
- AAir-up57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
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 — Mill Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,596 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.81116, -111.36413
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mill Canyon · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSoda Springs · ~15.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~15.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.8 mi
- GroceriesFast Stop · ~15.9 mi
- PharmacyBroulim's Pharmacy - Afton · ~22.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicStar Valley Health Alpine Clinic · ~30.4 mi
- HardwareBroulim's Ace Hardware · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Mill Canyon · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.6 mi straight-line E — BATTERY PARK 1, Afton, WY · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 43 within 100 · 109 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)53.5 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.5 mi — Caribou Ford, Soda Springs, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours 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 236938 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mill Canyon · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGravel Creek · ~8.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Gs · ~10.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond Creek Warming Shelter · ~11.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlackfoot Reservoir Campground - Vault Toilet 2 · ~12.3 mi W · BLM
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Other camps near Mill Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gravel Creek~8.7 mi · fee
- Diamond Creek~11.5 mi
- Pine Bar Campground~13.6 mi
- Summit View~17.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mill Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mill Canyon are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Somsen Ranch at 6,830 ft, about 10 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Mill Canyon
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 2026-08-22: $8 per night. The forest gives the season as late May to early September, first-come/first-served with no water, and states that after the season the campground is open first-come/first-served with no fee, no toilets and no water -- that is a seasonal condition, not a free campground, so this stays flagged as a fee site. No recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/mill-canyon-campground (page last updated May 23, 2025; the page prints no coordinates, so it was matched by exact camp name on the managing forest's own site rather than by coordinate).
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 Mill Canyon
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 — Mill Canyon
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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