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Thompson Flat Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.32691, -113.62116
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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 Thompson Flat Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,994 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Thompson Flat CgNIFC · 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 Thompson Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic4 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- LLaundry50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Thompson Flat Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,994 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.32691, -113.62116
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Thompson Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAlbion · ~6.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.1 mi
- GroceriesBake Central · ~13.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMinidoka Medical Center · ~20.6 mi
- HardwareRoss Manufacturing & Welding · ~15.9 mi
EV charging — from Thompson Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.6 mi straight-line NW — Burley, ID - Pomerelle Ave - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 127 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.9 mi — Stinker Store 68 (Heyburn, ID), Heyburn
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.3 mi — VOLVO CAR USA TWIN FALLS DC1, Twin Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.3 mi — Burley, ID - Rivergate Crossings (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 328516 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Thompson Flat Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletThompson Flat Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Lakes Campground · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBennett Springs Cg · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Cleveland Cg · ~1.4 mi W · USFS
Open Thompson Flat Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Thompson Flat Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Lakes Campground~0.7 mi
- Bennett Springs Cg~1.2 mi
- Lake Cleveland Cg~1.4 mi · fee
- Independence Lakes Cg~8.0 mi
The unit that manages Thompson Flat Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Thompson Flat Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Howell Canyon at 8,010 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 — Thompson Flat Cg
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 2026-08-22: $8 per night single site, $50 group site; the forest adds that fees at Thompson Flat stay $8 per site including the sites inside the new group areas. recreation.gov (id 234192, 0.20 mi) agrees at $8 and $50. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/thompson-flat-campground (page last updated May 21, 2025).
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 Thompson Flat Cg
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 — Thompson Flat Cg
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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