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Warm River Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 44.12076, -111.31111
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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 Warm River Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,330 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Warm River 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 Warm River Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- DDump36 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Warm River Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,330 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
44.12076, -111.31111
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Warm River Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWarm River · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~7.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesJacksons · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyFalls Drug · ~21.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicRexburg Medical Madisonhealth · ~30.5 mi
- HardwareHG Lumber and Hardware · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Warm River Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line SW — Fall River Office, Ashton, ID (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.6 mi — Taylor Chevrolet Buick Cadillac, Rexburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.1 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.3 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — 511 Main Pizzeria and Soda Fountain - Tesla Destination, Ashton, 7.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 319564 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Warm River Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWarm River Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Gulch Trailhead · ~2.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrandview Campground · ~3.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Mesa Falls · ~3.8 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Warm River Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grandview Campground~3.7 mi · fee
- Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping~9.9 mi
- Riverside Campground~12.3 mi · fee
- Cave Falls Campground~14.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Warm River Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Warm River Campground are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Warm River 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 2026-08-20: $25 per night for a single site and $50 for a double; a single site with electric and water is $31, each extra vehicle is $7, and the group area is $100 Sunday-Thursday or $200 Friday-Saturday. recreation.gov's 2026 season (May 15 to Sep 27) lists the same $25, $31, $50 and $100. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/warm-river-campground.
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 Warm River 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 — Warm River Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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