Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Snake River Vista Recreation Site
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 42.71000, -112.95083
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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 Snake River Vista Recreation Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,325 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Snake River Vista Recreation SiteNIFC · 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 Snake River Vista Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- WWater29 mi
- DDump29 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- ShShower35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Snake River Vista Recreation Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,325 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.71000, -112.95083
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Snake River Vista Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAmerican Falls · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationPocatello's public and free dump station and drinking water · ~28.6 mi
- GroceriesKen's Food Market · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyMaag Prescription and Medical Supply · ~27.4 mi
- HardwareAa Home Guard Siding & Rain Gutters · ~27.7 mi
EV charging — from Snake River Vista Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.9 mi straight-line NE — American Falls, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 111 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.2 mi — VALLEYWIDE COOP VALLEYWIDE COOP, American Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.2 mi — VALLEYWIDE COOP VALLEYWIDE COOP, American Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.2 mi — Courtyard, Pocatello, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 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 398004 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Snake River Vista Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaMassacre Rocks W · ~1.0 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletPipeline Campground - Vault Toilet · ~3.4 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomWest Boat Ramp Recreation Area-Precast Restroom 1 Building · ~6.0 mi NE · BoR
- RestroomWest Boat Ramp Recreation Area-Precast Restroom 2 Building · ~6.0 mi NE · BoR
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How we know this — Snake River Vista Recreation Site
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 Snake River Vista Recreation Site
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 — Snake River Vista Recreation Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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