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Wallace Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.24731, -114.00730
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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 Wallace Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,147 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wallace Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Wallace Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- WWater25 mi
- DDump40 mi
- RxPharmacy52 mi
- HHardware55 mi
- EVEV fast charger73 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 73-mi run (and back).
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 — Wallace Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,147 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.24731, -114.00730
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Wallace Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSalmon · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesAlco Discount Store · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSteele Memorial Clinic · ~7.6 mi
EV charging — from Wallace Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger73.3 mi straight-line SE — Dell Mercantile (Dell, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 5 within 100 · 45 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)81.2 mi — Lima, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Lima
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO104.6 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)66.6 mi — UMW #1 STATION 1, Dillon, MT · 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 121712 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wallace Lake Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMorgan Bar Vault Toilet #1 · ~4.9 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMorgan Bar Vault Toilet #2 · ~4.9 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletTower Rock Vault Toilet · ~6.6 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDiscovery Hill 1 Vault Toilet · ~7.4 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps near Wallace Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Morgan Bar Recreation Site~4.9 mi
- Tower Rock Recreation Site~6.7 mi
- Cougar Point Campground~11.6 mi
- Deep Creek Campground~13.2 mi
The unit that manages Wallace Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wallace Lake Campground are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wallace Lake Campground
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: $10.00 per night for overnight use of the site. No recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/recreation/wallace-lake-campground (page last updated July 1, 2026).
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 Wallace Lake Campground
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 — Wallace Lake Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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