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Rackliff Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.08498, -115.49509
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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 Rackliff Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,568 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rackliff 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 Rackliff Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care18 mi
- WWater19 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Rackliff Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,568 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.08498, -115.49509
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Rackliff Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFern Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSyringa · ~12.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~23.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStites Grocery · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~27.3 mi
EV charging — from Rackliff Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.4 mi straight-line W — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 88 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)70.8 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.4 mi — Super 8 by Wyndham Grangeville - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 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 450760 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rackliff Campground · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRackliff · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoyd Creek · ~2.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFenn Pond · ~2.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Bar · ~3.2 mi W · USFS
Open Rackliff Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Rackliff Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Selwayrd-001~0.1 mi
- Selwayrd-002~0.5 mi
- O'Hara Campground~0.8 mi
- O'Hara Bar~1.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rackliff Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rackliff Campground are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rackliff 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 Rackliff 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 — Rackliff Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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