Agency-listedUSFSFree
North Fork Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.09590, -111.53309
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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 North Fork Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,953 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Fork 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 North Fork Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- DDump15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- PPropane29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — North Fork Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,953 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.09590, -111.53309
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around North Fork Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSaint Charles Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSaint Charles · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven Propane Exchange · ~28.1 mi
- Dump station~14.8 mi
- GroceriesMike's Market · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~18.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBeaver Mountain Ski Patrol · ~8.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from North Fork Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line SE — Mike's Market - Tesla Supercharger (Car Charging Pros), Garden City, UT (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 83 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.8 mi — MIKES MARKET BERT, Garden City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.8 mi — MIKES MARKET BERT, 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 charger$0.48 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 462737 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Fork Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCloverleaf · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMinnetonka Cave · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
Open North Fork Campground elsewhere
Other camps near North Fork Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Porcupine~0.8 mi · fee
- Davis Canyon Overflow~2.1 mi · fee
- Saint Charles Campground~4.6 mi · fee
- Beaver Creek~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages North Fork Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Fork Campground 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 Franklin Basin at 8,140 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 1,187 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 — North Fork Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233288
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 North Fork 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 — North Fork Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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