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Wildhorse Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.82406, -114.09521
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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 Wildhorse Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,339 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wildhorse 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 Wildhorse Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- DDump42 mi
- LLaundry47 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- +Urgent care48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Wildhorse Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,339 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.82406, -114.09521
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Wildhorse Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSun Valley · ~15.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~23.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesAtkinson's Market · ~16.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Wildhorse Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.7 mi straight-line SW — Hailey, ID (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 71 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.6 mi — Bellevue, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Bellevue
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.8 mi — ANNEX EVCS BLAINE COUNTY 1, Hailey
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.7 mi — Sun Valley Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wildhorse Campground · Salmon-Challis National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFall Creek Trailhead · ~2.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPhi Kappa Campground · ~6.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPark Creek Campground · ~8.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPioneer Cabin Trailhead · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Wildhorse Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Phi Kappa Campground~6.6 mi · fee
- Park Creek Campground~8.2 mi · fee
- Broad Canyon Campground/Trailhead~8.5 mi
- Star Hope Campground~9.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wildhorse Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wildhorse Campground are set by Salmon-Challis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Stickney Mill at 7,440 ft, about 6 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Wildhorse 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 2026-08-21: $10 per night, single unit; Interagency Senior/Access pass gets 50% off single campsites. Forest says come prepared to pay cash or check. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/recreation/wildhorse-campground (last updated June 9, 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 Wildhorse 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 — Wildhorse Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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