Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Ruby Creek Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.73181, -115.07869
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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 Ruby Creek Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,212 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ruby Creek CampNIFC · 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 Ruby Creek Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater20 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- DDump28 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- @Mail33 mi
- LLaundry45 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- MMechanic47 mi
- +Urgent care47 mi
- HHardware47 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-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 — Ruby Creek Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,212 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.73181, -115.07869
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Ruby Creek Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMoose Creek (stream) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.0 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Ruby Creek Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.0 mi straight-line N — Superior, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS39.1 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO50.2 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.9 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 102264 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ruby Creek Camp · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletScurvy Mtn Lookout · ~3.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet14 Mile · ~5.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Saddle · ~5.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Creek Campground · ~8.4 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Ruby Creek Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #450~0.2 mi
- Kelly Creek Camp~0.8 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #153~1.0 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #119~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Ruby Creek Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ruby Creek Camp 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 Cool Creek at 6,320 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 3,108 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 — Ruby Creek Camp
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 Ruby Creek Camp
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 — Ruby Creek Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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