Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Thorn Creek Reservoir
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · ID · 43.19000, -114.59732
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Thorn Creek Reservoir
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,513 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Thorn Creek ReservoirNIFC · 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 Thorn Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- WWater31 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- DDump41 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
- OOutfitter44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-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 — Thorn Creek Reservoir
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,513 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.19000, -114.59732
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Thorn Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMagic Resort · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~14.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCamas Creek Country Store · ~14.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Canyon Medical Center - Gooding · ~19.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~20.1 mi
EV charging — from Thorn Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.8 mi straight-line NE — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 71 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.8 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.8 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.7 mi — SILVER CREEK HOTEL BELLEVUE · ChargePoint 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 405686 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Thorn Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLava Creek Toilet · ~10.7 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletOregon Gulch Trailhead · ~10.9 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomMyrtle Point Toilet · ~12.3 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomLava Cove Toilet · ~12.5 mi NE · BLM
Open Thorn Creek Reservoir elsewhere
Other camps near Thorn Creek Reservoir
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little City Of Rocks Wilderness Study Area~5.7 mi
- Black Canyon (I) Wilderness Study Area~8.0 mi
- Gooding City Of Rocks East Wilderness Study Area~11.3 mi
- Magic Reservoir~12.1 mi
How we know this — Thorn Creek Reservoir
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Thorn Creek Reservoir
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 — Thorn Creek Reservoir
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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