Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Salmon Mt Base Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.62298, -114.84531
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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 Salmon Mt Base Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,701 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Salmon Mt Base 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 Salmon Mt Base Camp · Bitterroot National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- GGrocery41 mi
- @Mail41 mi
- FFuel42 mi
- HHardware43 mi
- MMechanic48 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- RxPharmacy54 mi
- LLaundry54 mi
- ShShower57 mi
- EVEV fast charger65 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 41 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 65-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 Mt Base Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,701 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.62298, -114.84531
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Salmon Mt Base Camp · Bitterroot National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureShovel Creek (stream) · nearby
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.2 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 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 Salmon Mt Base Camp · Bitterroot National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger65.2 mi straight-line NW — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 1 · 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 · none within 50 · 16 within 100 · 40 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)78.3 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 1, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)54.2 mi — Hamilton City Hall · EVGATEWAY · 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 450760 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Salmon Mt Base Camp · Bitterroot National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSalmon Base Camp Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKim Creek Saddle Trailhead · ~4.9 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomMagruder Ranger'S House · ~8.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMagruder Crossing Campground · ~8.8 mi NE · USFS
Open Salmon Mt Base Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Salmon Mt Base Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hamiton Ck-04~0.4 mi
- Clearwater-02~1.8 mi
- Clearwater-01~2.4 mi
- Hamilton-03~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Salmon Mt Base Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Salmon Mt Base Camp are set by Bitterroot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Salmon Mt Base 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 Salmon Mt Base 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 — Salmon Mt Base Camp
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