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Summit View
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.55877, -111.29509
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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 Summit View
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,233 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Summit ViewNIFC · 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 Summit View · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- DDump29 mi
- WWater34 mi
- AAir-up59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-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 — Summit View
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,233 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.55877, -111.29509
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Summit View · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGeorgetown · ~6.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.9 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyBear Lake Drug · ~16.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Lake Community Care · ~16.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Summit View · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.7 mi straight-line NE — BATTERY PARK 2, Afton, WY · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 49 within 100 · 143 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.9 mi — Mike's Market - Tesla Supercharger (Car Charging Pros), Garden City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.4 mi — Caribou Ford, Soda Springs, ID · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 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 236939 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Summit View · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSummit View · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Gs · ~6.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond Creek Warming Shelter · ~10.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Gs · ~12.0 mi N · USFS
Open Summit View elsewhere
Other camps near Summit View
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Diamond Creek~10.9 mi
- Montpelier Canyon Cg~16.0 mi · fee
- Elbow~16.1 mi
- Allred Flat Campground~17.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Summit View
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Summit View 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 Slug Creek Divide at 7,240 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Summit View
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 2026-08-20: $17 per night, single site (standard nonelectric), for recreation.gov's 2026 season (Jun 5 to Sep 6); the group sites are $67 and $80. Caribou-Targhee's own Summit View page publishes no figure -- it says only 'For current fees, please go to Recreation.gov'. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233852.
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 Summit View
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 — Summit View
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →