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Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.13361, -113.83731
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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 Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,327 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- DDump32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- WWater41 mi
- EVEV fast charger49 mi
- MMechanic50 mi
- ShShower54 mi
- HHardware58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 41-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 49-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 — Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,327 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.13361, -113.83731
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesIvie's IGA Foodliner · ~18.8 mi
EV charging — from Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger48.6 mi straight-line SW — Hailey, ID (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 12 within 100 · 70 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)50.3 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.7 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)39.8 mi — Sun Valley Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEarthquake Interpretive Site · ~2.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trailhead · ~5.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #4 · ~14.2 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMackay Vault Toilet #5 · ~14.2 mi SE · BLM
Open Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area~4.0 mi
- Joe T. Fallini Recreation Site~14.3 mi
- Loristica Group Campground~19.9 mi · fee
- Goldburg Wilderness Study Area~22.0 mi
The unit that manages Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
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 2026-08-26: $5.00 per night for a single site -- the cheapest rate found anywhere in this Idaho pricing pass. Interagency Senior and Access pass holders get 50 percent off, and only on the campsite the pass holder physically occupies. The forest asks you to be prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK, and warns that some sites may be reservable with reservation fees on top. No recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/recreation/mt-borah-trailhead-and-camping-area (page last updated June 9, 2026).
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 Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
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 — Mt. Borah Trailhead And Camping Area
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →