Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Steamboat Junction #2
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 47.66264, -116.15451
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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 Steamboat Junction #2
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,256 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Steamboat Junction #2NIFC · 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 Steamboat Junction #2 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- WWater28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Steamboat Junction #2
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,256 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
47.66264, -116.15451
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Steamboat Junction #2 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSmelterville · ~8.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~8.1 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~29.5 mi
- Dump station~8.4 mi
- GroceriesThe Gondolier · ~8.1 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~8.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.5 mi
EV charging — from Steamboat Junction #2 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.1 mi straight-line S — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg, ID (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 94 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.3 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.3 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.3 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 463501 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Steamboat Junction #2 · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBumblebee · ~6.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrichard Bridge · ~8.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKit Price · ~8.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShoshone Rest Stop · ~8.9 mi E · USFS
Open Steamboat Junction #2 elsewhere
Other camps near Steamboat Junction #2
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #100~0.2 mi
- Fire Prev. Disp. Site #111~0.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #336~0.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #585~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Steamboat Junction #2
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Steamboat Junction #2 are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Steamboat Junction #2
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 Steamboat Junction #2
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 — Steamboat Junction #2
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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