Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Sheep Rock Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.19147, -116.66943
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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 Sheep Rock Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,721 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sheep Rock CampingNIFC · 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 Sheep Rock Camping · Payette National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-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 — Sheep Rock Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,721 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.19147, -116.66943
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sheep Rock Camping · Payette National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~23.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.4 mi
- GroceriesRiggins One Stop · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Luke's Clinic · ~23.5 mi
- HardwareJoseph Hardware Inc · ~29.4 mi
EV charging — from Sheep Rock Camping · Payette National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.9 mi straight-line SE — McCall, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 95 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS34.1 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 3, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.1 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.6 mi — Copperfield Campground, Oxbow, OR (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · 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 405687 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sheep Rock Camping · Payette National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSheep Rock Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Bar · ~2.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeep Creek Stairway · ~3.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHells Canyon Creek Boat Launch · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
Open Sheep Rock Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Sheep Rock Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eagle Bar~2.7 mi
- Black Lake Campground~5.3 mi · fee
- Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area~5.5 mi
- Huckleberry~7.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sheep Rock Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sheep Rock Camping 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 West Branch at 5,590 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 1,131 ft lower 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 — Sheep Rock Camping
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 Sheep Rock Camping
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 — Sheep Rock Camping
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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