Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Smokey Boulder Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.15013, -116.39937
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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 Smokey Boulder Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,715 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Smokey Boulder DispersedNIFC · 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 Smokey Boulder Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- WWater22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Smokey Boulder Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,715 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.15013, -116.39937
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Smokey Boulder Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNew Meadows · ~13.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.5 mi
- GroceriesRiggins One Stop · ~18.8 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Luke's Clinic · ~19.3 mi
- HardwareMay Ace Hardware · ~22.3 mi
EV charging — from Smokey Boulder Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.1 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 77 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.3 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.3 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.3 mi — Shore Lodge, McCall, ID · Blink Network · 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 405687 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Smokey Boulder Dispersed · Payette National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSmokey Boulder Dispersed · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake Campground · ~8.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrice Valley · ~9.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek · ~9.3 mi W · USFS
Open Smokey Boulder Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Smokey Boulder Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Lake Campground~8.4 mi · fee
- Lost Creek Dispersed~10.9 mi
- Hard Creek Dispersed~11.4 mi
- Huckleberry~11.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Smokey Boulder Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Smokey Boulder Dispersed 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 6 miles away. It sits about 875 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 — Smokey Boulder Dispersed
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 Smokey Boulder Dispersed
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 — Smokey Boulder Dispersed
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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