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Phi Kappa Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.86001, -114.21701
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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 Phi Kappa Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,449 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Phi Kappa 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 Phi Kappa Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- HHardware39 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
- DDump46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Phi Kappa Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,449 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.86001, -114.21701
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Phi Kappa Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSun Valley · ~13.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~23.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesAtkinson's Market · ~14.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Phi Kappa Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.0 mi straight-line S — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 69 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.8 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.1 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.3 mi — Sun Valley Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 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 Phi Kappa Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPhi Kappa Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPark Creek Campground · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFall Creek Trailhead · ~6.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Creek Lakes Picnic Area · ~8.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Phi Kappa Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Phi Kappa Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Park Creek Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Wildhorse Campground~6.6 mi · fee
- Cougar Cg~10.4 mi · fee
- Caribou Cg~10.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Phi Kappa Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Phi Kappa Campground are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Stickney Mill at 7,440 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Phi Kappa Campground
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 2026-08-26: $10 per night for a single site; the page says it twice, once as a fee-table line and once in prose. No recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/recreation/phi-kappa-campground (page last updated May 8, 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 Phi Kappa 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 — Phi Kappa Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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