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Outlet Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.14111, -114.90971
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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 Outlet Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,599 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Outlet 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 Outlet Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry1 mi
- ShShower1 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- WWater39 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- DDump45 mi
- EVEV fast charger52 mi
- MMechanic55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 52-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 — Outlet Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,599 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.14111, -114.90971
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Outlet Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStanley · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMountain Village Service Station · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMountain Village Mercantile · ~5.3 mi
EV charging — from Outlet Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger52.1 mi straight-line SE — 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 · none within 50 · 32 within 100 · 65 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)56.1 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.3 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.7 mi — Redfish Lake Lodge, Stanley, ID (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 Outlet Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOutlet Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMount Heyburn Cg · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomGlacier View Cg · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSockeye Cg · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Outlet Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Outlet Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mount Heyburn Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Glacier View Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Sockeye Cg~0.8 mi · fee
- Point Cg~0.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Outlet Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Outlet Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Outlet 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. | Fee 2026-08-23: $26 per camp unit per night for a single family, $52 double family (two vehicles), $13 for a second vehicle, $13 with a Senior or Access pass. The campground's own forest page carries no dollar figure -- it links out to the Sawtooth NRA fee schedule -- so the figures are read off the Outlet Campground row of that schedule, in its Redfish Lake section. The adjacent Outlet Day Use Area and Beach is priced separately at $12 per vehicle for day use, which is not the camping rate. No recreation.gov listing. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/sawtooth-national-recreation-area-fees-policies (schedule last updated August 12, 2025) and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/outlet-campground (page last updated July 22, 2025).
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 Outlet 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 — Outlet Cg
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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