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Montpelier Canyon Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.33165, -111.23052
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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 Montpelier Canyon Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,241 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Montpelier Canyon 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 Montpelier Canyon Cg · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump21 mi
- WWater21 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
- PPropane51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Montpelier Canyon Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,241 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.33165, -111.23052
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Montpelier Canyon Cg · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMontpelier · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.9 mi
- GroceriesU Save · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacyBear Lake Drug · ~4.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Lake Community Care · ~3.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~3.6 mi
EV charging — from Montpelier Canyon Cg · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.3 mi straight-line S — MIKES MARKET BERT, Garden City, UT · 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 · 9 within 50 · 62 within 100 · 169 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.3 mi — Mike's Market - Tesla Supercharger (Car Charging Pros), Garden City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.3 mi — El Camino Donuts - Tesla Destination, Paris, ID · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 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 204746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Montpelier Canyon Cg · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~3.5 mi W · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.2 mi SW · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Gs · ~13.8 mi N · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~15.0 mi S · FWS
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Other camps near Montpelier Canyon Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elbow~3.0 mi
- Paris Springs Campground~16.0 mi · fee
- Summit View~16.0 mi · fee
- Emigration~16.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Montpelier Canyon Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Montpelier Canyon Cg 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 Giveout at 6,940 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 699 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 — Montpelier Canyon 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
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.
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 Montpelier Canyon 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 — Montpelier Canyon Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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