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Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.27296, -115.44655
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,206 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, 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 #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery27 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- FFuel27 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- @Mail28 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 27 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,206 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.27296, -115.44655
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBimerick Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSyringa · ~15.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.5 mi
- FuelConoco · ~27.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarvest Foods · ~27.0 mi
- HardwareJacobs Lumber Company · ~27.8 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.0 mi straight-line W — GRANGEVILLE KOOSKIA 3 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 93 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)64.3 mi — (The Pie Safe) - Deary, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Deary
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)38.4 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm 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 450763 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSplit Creek River Access · ~3.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKnife Edge Cg · ~3.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGlade Creek Campground · ~5.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletApgar Campground · ~5.9 mi SW · USFS
Coming out here — Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
- Surface water mapped nearby: Bimerick Creek (stream). That is wash water at best, and nobody has checked it for you — a creek can be dry and a tank can be mud. Filter or boil anything you drink.
- Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Dave gets service credit if you sign up through it. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
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Other camps near Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #771~3.1 mi
- Bimerick Creek Camp~3.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #290~3.1 mi
- Knife Edge Campground and River Access~3.4 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed camp #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, 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 #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, 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 #542, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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