Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.99613, -116.09704
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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 Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,111 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, IdahoNIFC · 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 Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- DDump19 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- WWater30 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- ShShower52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out.
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 — Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,111 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.99613, -116.09704
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClarkia · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCrossroads (Exxon) · ~25.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.8 mi
- GroceriesAvery Store & Motel · ~22.3 mi
- HardwareDeary Lawn, Saw, and Hardware · ~25.7 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.7 mi straight-line SW — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-21 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 68 within 100 · 109 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.1 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)46.5 mi — City of Palouse - Heritage Park · FLO · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — PCEI Nature Center - Tesla Destination, Moscow, 45.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 449187 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrater Lake - Vault Toilet · ~6.2 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHobo Cedar Grove · ~6.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGiant Cedar · ~7.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOrphan Point - Vault Toilet · ~7.9 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White Rock Springs~0.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #535~1.0 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #726~1.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #514~2.1 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho are set by Idaho Panhandle National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lost Lake at 6,090 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 979 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 — Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
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 Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
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 — Dispersed camp #238, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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