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Mill Flat Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.43011, -113.01271
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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 Mill Flat Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,939 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mill Flat CgNIFC · 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 Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- +Urgent care37 mi
- WWater39 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- DDump40 mi
- HHardware40 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- OOutfitter41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 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 Flat Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,939 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.43011, -113.01271
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mill Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSublett · ~10.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSchmidt Oil · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Middle of Nowhere · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPower County Hospital District · ~25.7 mi
EV charging — from Mill Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.3 mi straight-line N — American Falls, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 150 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.6 mi — VALLEYWIDE COOP VALLEYWIDE COOP, American Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.6 mi — VALLEYWIDE COOP VALLEYWIDE COOP, American Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)40.6 mi — Burley, ID - Rivergate Crossings (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 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 398004 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mill Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMill Flat Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSublett Cg · ~7.1 mi S · USFS
- Highway rest areaColdwater E · ~14.4 mi NW
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~17.0 mi NW · FWS
Open Mill Flat Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Mill Flat Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sublett Cg~7.1 mi
- California National Historic Trail~14.6 mi
- Twin Springs Campground~17.1 mi
- Snake River Vista Recreation Site~19.6 mi
The unit that manages Mill Flat Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mill Flat Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mill Flat Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Flat Cg
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 Flat Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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