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Sawmill Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.66661, -114.16241
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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 Sawmill Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,706 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sawmill CgNIFC · 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 Sawmill Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- +Urgent care39 mi
- DDump43 mi
- LLaundry50 mi
- ShShower50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Sawmill Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,706 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.66661, -114.16241
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sawmill Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEast Fork Big Wood River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSun Valley · ~9.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~12.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesVillage Market · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSt Luke's Wood River Medical Center · ~9.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware - Rancher's Supply · ~25.2 mi
EV charging — from Sawmill Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.7 mi straight-line SW — Hailey, ID (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 70 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.3 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.7 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.8 mi — Sun Valley Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sawmill Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSawmill Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFederal Gulch Cg · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPioneer Cabin Trailhead · ~6.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoundary Picnic Area · ~8.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Sawmill Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Sawmill Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Federal Gulch Cg~0.5 mi
- Boundary~9.0 mi · fee
- Little Wood River Wilderness Study Area~9.4 mi
- Wildhorse Campground~11.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sawmill Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sawmill Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Hyndman at 7,590 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 884 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 — Sawmill Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Sawmill Cg
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 — Sawmill Cg
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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