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Packsaddle Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.23167, -115.73029
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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 Packsaddle Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,582 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Packsaddle 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 Packsaddle Campground · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- WWater52 mi
- ShShower55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 52-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Packsaddle Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,582 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.23167, -115.73029
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Packsaddle Campground · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSaint Joe River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townAvery · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~27.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.9 mi
- GroceriesAvery Store & Motel · ~3.7 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~28.3 mi
EV charging — from Packsaddle Campground · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.8 mi straight-line NW — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg, ID (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 71 within 100 · 94 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.0 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.3 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)57.9 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 34.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — 50,000 Silver Dollar Inn, Saltese, 18.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free” - Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 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 463501 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Packsaddle Campground · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPacksaddle · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Landing · ~2.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurner Flat · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTelichpah · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Packsaddle Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Packsaddle Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Packsaddle~0.2 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #395~2.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #12~2.7 mi
- Turner Flat Campground~3.5 mi
The unit that manages Packsaddle Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Packsaddle Campground are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lost Lake at 6,090 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 3,508 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 — Packsaddle Campground
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 Packsaddle 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 — Packsaddle Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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