Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Rd 209 Site 53
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.75863, -116.46697
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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 Rd 209 Site 53
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Rd 209 Site 53NIFC · 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 Rd 209 Site 53 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out.
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 — Rd 209 Site 53
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
ID
Coordinates
47.75863, -116.46697
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rd 209 Site 53 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle North Fork Coeur d'Alene River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWolf Lodge · ~10.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRose Lake General Store · ~12.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.5 mi
- GroceriesJunction Quick Stop · ~13.1 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicRenewed Horizons · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareNorthwest Hardware Supply · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Rd 209 Site 53 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.6 mi straight-line W — Coeur d'Alene, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 14 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 40 within 50 · 70 within 100 · 102 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.8 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.8 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.7 mi — Best Western Plus Coeur D'Alene Inn - Tesla Destination · 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 102148 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rd 209 Site 53 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHoneysuckle · ~1.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMokins Bay · ~9.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMullan Road Historic Site · ~9.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEnglish Point Facilities · ~11.5 mi W · USFS
Open Rd 209 Site 53 elsewhere
Other camps near Rd 209 Site 53
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fire Prevention Disp. Site #45~0.2 mi
- Rd 209 Site 52~0.2 mi
- Fire Prevention Disp. Site #44~0.3 mi
- 209 Road Mm 20.7~0.5 mi
The unit that manages Rd 209 Site 53
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rd 209 Site 53 are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rd 209 Site 53
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 Rd 209 Site 53
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 — Rd 209 Site 53
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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