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Mystery Saddle Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.26450, -115.63683
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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 Mystery Saddle Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,663 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mystery Saddle CampNIFC · 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 Mystery Saddle Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- PPropane57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump. 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 — Mystery Saddle Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,663 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.26450, -115.63683
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mystery Saddle Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSyringa · ~9.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~18.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarvest Foods · ~18.4 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~18.7 mi
EV charging — from Mystery Saddle Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.4 mi straight-line SW — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 3 · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 99 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)57.4 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)33.3 mi — Super 8 by Wyndham Grangeville - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 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 450763 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mystery Saddle Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWalde Lookout · ~1.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLolo Campground · ~5.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletApgar Campground · ~5.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGlade Creek Campground · ~6.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Mystery Saddle Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Mystery Saddle Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #404~1.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #365~2.1 mi
- Loc486Rd-001~2.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #271~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Mystery Saddle Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mystery Saddle Camp are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Hemlock Butte at 5,800 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 1,137 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 — Mystery Saddle Camp
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 Mystery Saddle Camp
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 — Mystery Saddle Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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