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Palisades Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.39731, -111.21337
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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 Palisades Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,572 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Palisades CreekNIFC · 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 Palisades Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- WWater23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
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 — Palisades Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,572 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.39731, -111.21337
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Palisades Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIrwin · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~2.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRainey Creek · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyBroulim's Pharmacy · ~18.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicTeton Therapy · ~15.2 mi
- HardwareWilson Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Palisades Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.5 mi straight-line E — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 32 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS23.0 mi — Driggs Community Center, Driggs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.0 mi — Driggs Community Center, Driggs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.7 mi — THE LARKSPUR LARKSPUR EV#4D, Victor, ID · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 122279 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Palisades Creek · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPalisades Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiverside Park Cg &Day Use Area · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCalamity · ~4.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Rainey Creek Th · ~5.4 mi N · USFS
Open Palisades Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Palisades Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork Of The Snake~3.8 mi
- Riverside Park Cg &Day Use Area~3.9 mi · fee
- Calamity~4.9 mi · fee
- Big Elk Creek Campground~7.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Palisades Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Palisades Creek 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 Pine Creek Pass at 6,710 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,138 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 — Palisades Creek
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 2026-08-21: $17 per night for a single site, $34 for a double, in season. The forest adds that after the season it is open first-come/first-served with no fee -- and also no toilets and no water. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/palisades-creek-campground (last updated June 30, 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 Palisades Creek
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 — Palisades Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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