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Stoddard Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.41813, -112.21588
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Stoddard Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,279 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Stoddard Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Stoddard Creek Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- WWater24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- HHardware41 mi
- MMechanic41 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
- OOutfitter43 mi
- LLaundry45 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- DDump51 mi
- ShShower57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Stoddard Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,279 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.41813, -112.21588
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Stoddard Creek Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSpencer · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesIke's 66 · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from Stoddard Creek Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.7 mi straight-line NW — Lima, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 22 within 100 · 51 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.9 mi — Dell Mercantile (Dell, MT), Dell
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.7 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)38.3 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · 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 102265 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Stoddard Creek Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStoddard Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAl Taylor Cabin · ~9.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSteel Creek Campground · ~10.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrice Creek Campground · ~15.4 mi N · USFS
Open Stoddard Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Stoddard Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Steel Creek Campground~10.1 mi · fee
- Price Creek Campground~15.4 mi · fee
- Middle Of No Where~16.6 mi
- Hidden Spot~17.5 mi
The unit that manages Stoddard Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Stoddard Creek Campground are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Crab Creek at 6,870 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 591 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 — Stoddard Creek Campground
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-21: $17 per night single site, $34 double. The forest page defers to recreation.gov; listing 234381 prices the 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-27 season. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234381 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/stoddard-creek-campground .
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 Stoddard Creek Campground
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 — Stoddard Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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