Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Poison Creek Picnic Site
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 42.75750, -116.29694
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Poison Creek Picnic Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,472 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Poison Creek Picnic SiteNIFC · 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 Poison Creek Picnic Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- HHardware40 mi
- PPropane54 mi
- DDump54 mi
- WWater54 mi
- OOutfitter58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 54-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-mi run (and back).
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 — Poison Creek Picnic Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,472 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.75750, -116.29694
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Poison Creek Picnic Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~26.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~26.7 mi
- Hospital / clinic366th Medical Group - Mountain Home Airforce Base Medical Facility · ~31.0 mi
EV charging — from Poison Creek Picnic Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.9 mi straight-line NE — Mountain Home, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 36 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS41.1 mi — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID), Mountain Home
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.1 mi — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID), Mountain Home
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.9 mi — STAGE STOP BOISE · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 398000 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Poison Creek Picnic Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomPoison Creek Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomCove Rec Site Toilet 4 - Buford Shore West · ~21.4 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomCove Rec Site Toilet 5 - Buford Shore East · ~21.5 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCove Rec Site Vault Toilet 6 - Inland Lower Group · ~21.5 mi NE · BLM
Open Poison Creek Picnic Site elsewhere
Other camps near Poison Creek Picnic Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Area~1.5 mi
- Little Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River~9.9 mi
- Big Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River~19.6 mi
- Cottonwood Creek Wild And Scenic River~19.8 mi
How we know this — Poison Creek Picnic Site
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Poison Creek Picnic Site
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 — Poison Creek Picnic Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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