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Willow Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.60661, -115.14251
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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 Willow Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,810 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Willow Creek CgNIFC · 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 Willow Creek Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- @Mail25 mi
- WWater38 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
- MMechanic42 mi
- HHardware43 mi
- OOutfitter53 mi
- AAir-up59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-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 — Willow Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,810 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.60661, -115.14251
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Willow Creek Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.8 mi
- GroceriesKelly's Trading Post · ~5.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamas Medical Services · ~24.9 mi
EV charging — from Willow Creek Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.8 mi straight-line E — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 60 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.7 mi — Mountain Home, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Home
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.9 mi — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID), Mountain Home
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)39.1 mi — Redfish Lake Lodge, Stanley, ID (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · 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 398508 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Willow Creek Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek North Cg (Transfer Camp) · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBird Creek Cg · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChaparral Cg · ~3.0 mi W · USFS
Open Willow Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Willow Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willow Creek North Cg (Transfer Camp)~1.5 mi
- Bird Creek Campground~1.9 mi
- Kelley Creek~2.1 mi
- Chaparral Cg~3.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Willow Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Willow Creek Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Atlanta Summit at 7,570 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 2,760 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 — Willow Creek Cg
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.
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 Willow Creek Cg
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 — Willow Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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