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Windy Saddle Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 45.35054, -116.50970
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Windy Saddle Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,654 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Windy Saddle Horse CampNIFC · 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 Windy Saddle Horse Camp · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- WWater26 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-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 — Windy Saddle Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,654 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
45.35054, -116.50970
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Windy Saddle Horse Camp · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSeven Devils Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townRiggins · ~10.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~28.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.8 mi
- GroceriesRiggins Whitewater Market · ~10.6 mi
EV charging — from Windy Saddle Horse Camp · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.4 mi straight-line SE — McCall, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 96 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS36.5 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.5 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.0 mi — Copperfield Campground, Oxbow, OR (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · 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 405687 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Windy Saddle Horse Camp · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Saddle Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Saddle Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSeven Devils Campground · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHeavens Gate Trailhead · ~1.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Windy Saddle Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Windy Saddle Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Seven Devils Campground~0.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #370~2.0 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #358~3.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #387~4.3 mi
The unit that manages Windy Saddle Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Windy Saddle Horse Camp are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Windy Saddle Horse Camp
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Windy Saddle Horse Camp
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 — Windy Saddle Horse Camp
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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