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Paris Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.20724, -111.49489
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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 Paris Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,525 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paris Springs 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 Paris Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater8 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- PPropane37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Paris Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,525 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.20724, -111.49489
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Paris Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.3 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.3 mi
- GroceriesParis Country Store · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyBear Lake Drug · ~12.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Lake Community Care · ~12.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~12.6 mi
EV charging — from Paris Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.0 mi straight-line S — 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 · 14 within 50 · 60 within 100 · 172 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.0 mi — MIKES MARKET BERT, Garden City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.0 mi — MIKES MARKET BERT, Garden City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.0 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 Paris Springs Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletParis Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBloomington Lake Day Use Area · ~6.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSt. Charles · ~7.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavis Canyon Overflow · ~7.1 mi S · USFS
Open Paris Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Paris Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Harrys Hollow~1.3 mi
- Worm Creek Wilderness Study Area~1.6 mi
- Saint Charles Campground~7.0 mi · fee
- Davis Canyon Overflow~7.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Paris Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paris Springs 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 Emigrant Summit at 7,390 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 865 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 — Paris Springs Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233855
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 Paris Springs 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 — Paris Springs Campground
Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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