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Upper Coffeepot
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.49068, -111.36573
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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 Upper Coffeepot
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,390 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper CoffeepotNIFC · 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 Upper Coffeepot · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- WWater23 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Upper Coffeepot
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,390 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.49068, -111.36573
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Coffeepot · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHenrys Fork Snake River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townIsland Park · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.1 mi
- FuelStage Stop · ~1.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.1 mi
- GroceriesStage Stop · ~1.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicOld Faithful Clinic · ~26.4 mi
EV charging — from Upper Coffeepot · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.7 mi straight-line S — Island Park City Offices (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 51 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.4 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.48 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 316912 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Coffeepot · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Coffeepot Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFlatrock Campground · ~1.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMccrea Bridge Campground · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Warming Hut · ~3.4 mi E · USFS
Open Upper Coffeepot elsewhere
Other camps near Upper Coffeepot
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Flatrock Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Mccrea Bridge Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Big Springs Warming Hut~3.4 mi · fee
- Buffalo Campground~4.4 mi
The unit that manages Upper Coffeepot
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Coffeepot 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 White Elephant at 7,670 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,280 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. 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 — Upper Coffeepot
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234107
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Upper Coffeepot
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 — Upper Coffeepot
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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