Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Ruby Meadows Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.25536, -115.89871
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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 Meadows Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,046 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ruby Meadows DispersedNIFC · 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 Meadows Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail23 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
- WWater42 mi
- DDump47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 42-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out.
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 Meadows Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,046 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.25536, -115.89871
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Ruby Meadows Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRuby Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWarren · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~25.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRiggins Whitewater Market · ~23.3 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~25.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Luke's McCall Medical Center · ~26.0 mi
- HardwareMay Ace Hardware · ~25.8 mi
EV charging — from Ruby Meadows Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.8 mi straight-line S — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 79 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.8 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 1, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.0 mi — Shore Lodge, McCall, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours 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 325581 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ruby Meadows Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRuby Meadows · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomBurgdorf Cabin · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBurgdorf Campground · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJeanette · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Ruby Meadows Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Ruby Meadows Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burgdorf Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- Jeanette~1.8 mi · fee
- Lake Creek Dispersed~3.4 mi
- Chinook~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Ruby Meadows Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ruby Meadows Dispersed are set by Payette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Secesh Summit at 6,530 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 484 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 Meadows Dispersed
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 Meadows Dispersed
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 Meadows Dispersed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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