Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Tincup
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.00493, -111.10169
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Tincup
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around TincupNIFC · 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 Tincup · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- WWater37 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Tincup
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
ID
Coordinates
43.00493, -111.10169
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Tincup · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFreedom · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas Etna · ~4.6 mi
- Dump station~7.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyBroulim's Pharmacy · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPremier Home Health, Inc · ~7.6 mi
- HardwareThayne True Value Hardware & Variety · ~8.0 mi
EV charging — from Tincup · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.0 mi straight-line SE — BATTERY PARK 1, 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 · 6 within 50 · 38 within 100 · 82 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.3 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.7 mi — SYLVAN LODGE #1 SYLVAN LODGE #2, Hoback, WY · 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 236938 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tincup · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPine Bar · ~5.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreys River Road Interpretive Site · ~11.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBridge Boating Site · ~11.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreys River Snowmobile Trailhead · ~11.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Tincup elsewhere
Other camps near Tincup
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Bar Campground~5.9 mi
- Salt River-Diversion PAA — Diversion~10.0 mi
- Mccoy Creek~12.4 mi · fee
- Alpine Campground & Group Area~13.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Tincup
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tincup 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 Somsen Ranch at 6,830 ft, about 14 miles away. 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 — Tincup
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
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 Tincup
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 — Tincup
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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