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Powell Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.51151, -114.72218
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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 Powell Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,395 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Powell 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 Powell Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- WWater9 mi
- @Mail27 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- DDump39 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-mi run (and back).
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 — Powell Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,395 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.51151, -114.72218
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Powell Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePowell Pasture (water) · nearby
- Nearest townLolo Hot Springs · ~17.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~28.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Services Innovated · ~29.4 mi
- GroceriesThe Store · ~27.1 mi
EV charging — from Powell Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.2 mi straight-line NE — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC1, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 73 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.4 mi — Missoula, MT - Highway 93 North - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.3 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.2 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm 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 417961 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Powell Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Sand Campground · ~1.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitehouse Campground · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWendover Campground · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevoto Memorial Cedar Grove · ~3.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Powell Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Powell Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Powell Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Pow569Rd-001~1.6 mi
- White Sand Campground~1.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #446~1.8 mi
The unit that manages Powell Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Powell Campground are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Savage Pass at 6,170 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 2,775 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 — Powell Campground
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 Powell 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 — Powell Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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