Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.04222, -115.34941
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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 St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,735 ft.
Fire & smoke — around St. Joe Lodge BasecampNIFC · 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 St. Joe Lodge Basecamp · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel21 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- DDump25 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- MMechanic41 mi
- WWater44 mi
- PPropane49 mi
- +Urgent care50 mi
- ShShower57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out.
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 — St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,735 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.04222, -115.34941
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around St. Joe Lodge Basecamp · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLine Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOlsons · ~10.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~21.2 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~23.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMineral Community Hospital · ~24.3 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 St. Joe Lodge Basecamp · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.3 mi straight-line NE — St. Regis, MT (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 · 42 within 100 · 89 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.3 mi — St. Regis, MT - Tesla Supercharger, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.3 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)47.3 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 20.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 417419 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around St. Joe Lodge Basecamp · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLine Creek Stock Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpruce Tree · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Ives - Visitor Info · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomRed Ives - Cabin Rental · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
Open St. Joe Lodge Basecamp elsewhere
Other camps near St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spruce Tree~0.3 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #195~2.0 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #452~2.5 mi
- Beaver Creek~2.8 mi
The unit that manages St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at St. Joe Lodge Basecamp are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
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 St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
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 — St. Joe Lodge Basecamp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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