Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 42.03312, -114.72132
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,051 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Salmon Falls Creek ReservoirNIFC · 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 Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- HHardware37 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- WWater39 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- ShShower55 mi
- DDump56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-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 — Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,051 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.03312, -114.72132
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalmon Falls Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townJackpot · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRogerson Service · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger40.4 mi straight-line N — 1731 Park View Drive, Twin Falls, ID · SYNERGEV · CCS · 8 fast ports 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 · 20 within 100 · 73 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.3 mi — Twin Falls, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Twin Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.2 mi — VOLVO CAR USA TWIN FALLS DC1, Twin Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.2 mi — Buster's Restaurant & Saloon and RV Park - Tesla Destination, Hollister, ID (at a restaurant) · 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 452439 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBackwaters Toilet · ~2.4 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomNorton Bay Toilet · ~5.4 mi N · BLM
- RestroomBig Sand Bay Toilet · ~6.0 mi N · BLM
- RestroomGreys Landing Toilet · ~6.8 mi N · BLM
Open Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir elsewhere
Other camps near Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lud Drexler Park~12.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Reservoir~14.8 mi
- Bear Gulch Cg~22.2 mi
- Lower Salmon Falls Creek Wilderness Study Area~23.8 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Wilson Creek at 7,110 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 2,059 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 — Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
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 — Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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