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Saint Charles Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.11303, -111.44707
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,126 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- PPropane33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,126 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.11303, -111.44707
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSaint Charles Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSaint Charles · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~11.3 mi
- GroceriesMike's Market · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicBeaver Mountain Ski Patrol · ~11.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~11.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSt. Charles · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavis Canyon Overflow · ~2.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCloverleaf · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork Campground~4.6 mi
- Worm Creek Wilderness Study Area~5.8 mi
- Harrys Hollow~6.2 mi
- Paris Springs Campground~7.0 mi
How we know this
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)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →