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Swinging Bridge Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.17178, -116.12062
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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 Swinging Bridge Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,650 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Swinging Bridge 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 Swinging Bridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- WWater12 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- DDump43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-mi run (and back).
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 — Swinging Bridge Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,650 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.17178, -116.12062
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Swinging Bridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBanks · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGarden Valley Market · ~8.4 mi
- PharmacyWatkins Pharmacy · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareCascade Hardware · ~23.7 mi
EV charging — from Swinging Bridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.1 mi straight-line S — KENDALL HYU BOI FV L3 #2, Boise, ID · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 57 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.2 mi — Boise, ID - North Orchard Street - Tesla Supercharger, Boise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.0 mi — Residence Inn Eagle. · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairly Reliable Bob's, Boise, 38.3 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; customer and service center use 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 332628 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Swinging Bridge Campground · Boise National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSwinging Bridge Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Campground · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCold Springs Group Campground · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Eddy Campground · ~3.4 mi N · USFS
Open Swinging Bridge Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Swinging Bridge Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Canyon Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Cold Springs Group Campground~1.5 mi · fee
- Big Eddy Campground~3.4 mi · fee
- Tie Creek Campground~10.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Swinging Bridge Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Swinging Bridge Campground are set by Boise National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Swinging Bridge 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 2026-08-23: $18 per night, current season 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-06. The Boise NF page for this campground carries no dollar figure anywhere and the USFS EDW fee description is empty, so the rate comes from the camp's recreation.gov listing (id 232344, SWINGING BRIDGE, 0.02 mi from this pin), which publishes a single site type -- RV non-electric -- at $18. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232344 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/recreation/swinging-bridge-campground (page last updated May 15, 2026).
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 Swinging Bridge 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 — Swinging Bridge Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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