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Mountain View Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.07921, -115.60321
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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 Mountain View Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,845 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mountain View CampgroundNIFC · 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 Mountain View Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- DDump51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-mi run (and back).
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 — Mountain View Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,845 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.07921, -115.60321
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Mountain View Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Payette River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLowman · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.0 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGarden Valley Market · ~18.4 mi
EV charging — from Mountain View Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.4 mi straight-line SW — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 59 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS46.5 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.5 mi — AAA OR ID AAA-BOI3, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.8 mi — Stanley RV and Camp (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 44.0 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; customer and service center use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 313094 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mountain View Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMountain View Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeadwood River Access Site · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeadwood Campground · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPark Creek Campground · ~2.8 mi N · USFS
Open Mountain View Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mountain View Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Deadwood Campground~2.7 mi · fee
- Park Creek Campground~2.8 mi · fee
- Pine Flats Campground~4.0 mi · fee
- Helende Campground~6.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mountain View Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mountain View Campground are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Jackson Peak at 7,060 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 3,215 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 — Mountain View Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232169
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 Mountain View Campground
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 — Mountain View Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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