Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.26345, -111.28793
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,051 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pole Bridge Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- AAir-up59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,051 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.26345, -111.28793
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWarm River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLast Chance · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesLast Chance General Store · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicOld Faithful Clinic · ~26.2 mi
EV charging — from Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line N — Island Park City Offices (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 48 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.7 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.6 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 316912 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWarm River Cabin · ~4.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Mesa Falls · ~5.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Mesa Falls · ~6.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrandview Campground · ~6.3 mi S · USFS
Open Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grandview Campground~6.3 mi · fee
- Riverside Campground~8.3 mi · fee
- Warm River Campground~9.9 mi · fee
- Box Canyon Campground~10.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping 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 Island Park at 6,300 ft, about 12 miles 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 — Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
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
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 Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
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 — Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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