Agency-listedUSFSFee
Mink Creek Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.72839, -112.41627
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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 Mink Creek Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,152 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mink Creek Group SiteNIFC · 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 Mink Creek Group Site · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Mink Creek Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,152 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.72839, -112.41627
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Mink Creek Group Site · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMink Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPocatello · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.6 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationPocatello's public and free dump station and drinking water · ~8.5 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~7.9 mi
- PharmacyMaag Prescription and Medical Supply · ~9.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPortneuf Medical Center · ~10.0 mi
- HardwareAffordable Supply · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Mink Creek Group Site · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 mi straight-line N — Hirning Buick GMC, Pocatello, ID (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-07-11 · hours: 9am-7pm M-F; 9am-6pm Sat · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 133 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.9 mi — Pocatello, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Pocatello
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.5 mi — Fairfield by Marriott, Pocatello, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.45 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 349554 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mink Creek Group Site · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMink Creek Group Use Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCherry Springs Nature Area · ~1.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletScout Mountain Warming Shelter · ~3.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletScout Mountain · ~3.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Mink Creek Group Site elsewhere
Other camps near Mink Creek Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Scout Mountain~3.8 mi · fee
- Goodenough Creek Campground~8.5 mi
- Big Springs Campground~16.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mink Creek Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mink Creek Group Site 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 Wildhorse Divide at 6,480 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,328 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 — Mink Creek Group Site
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233966
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Mink Creek Group Site
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 — Mink Creek Group Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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