Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Rd 438 Site 3A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.59178, -116.65280
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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 438 Site 3A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,407 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rd 438 Site 3ANIFC · 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 438 Site 3A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- DDump11 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 438 Site 3A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,407 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.59178, -116.65280
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rd 438 Site 3A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWolf Lodge · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.9 mi
- FuelRose Lake General Store · ~9.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.4 mi
- GroceriesLake Village Farmers Market · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyKootenai Clinic Cancer Services Pharmacy (Specialty Pharmacy) · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicApogee Physicians · ~8.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Rd 438 Site 3A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.4 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 71 within 100 · 104 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.9 mi — Knudsten Chevrolet Post Falls, Post Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.3 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 438 Site 3A · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBeauty Creek · ~1.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Ridge - Boat Launch Vault Toilet · ~1.9 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Ridge - Vault Toilet (Mens) · ~2.0 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Ridge - Vault Toilet (Womens) · ~2.0 mi NW · BLM
Open Rd 438 Site 3A elsewhere
Other camps near Rd 438 Site 3A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rd 438 Site 1~0.3 mi
- Rd 438 Site 4~0.5 mi
- Rd 438 Site 5~0.7 mi
- Rd 1575 Site 2B~0.9 mi
The unit that manages Rd 438 Site 3A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rd 438 Site 3A are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rd 438 Site 3A
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 438 Site 3A
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 438 Site 3A
What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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