Dispersed camping in Idaho
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Dispersed camping area · Federal agency · Idaho
Located adjacent to the Lick Creek road this is a dispersed camping area. Not suitable for RVs. No amenities available.
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Abbott Campground is a primitive non-reservation campground composed of 7 units located on the South Fork of the Boise River. Campground amenities include picnic tables, fire rings and restrooms. Tubing, and fishing are popular activities. There is a footbridge located on the west end of the camp area that crosses t
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Adams Ranger Station Cabin is located in the heart of the Nez Perce National Forest at an elevation of 5,150 feet. Adams Camp served as a way station along the Milner Trail as early as 1862. The Forest Service established the area adjacent to Adams Camp as an administrative site in 1919. Adams Ranger
Backcountry campsite · Unknown manager · Idaho
Agency Creek Campground (4 campsites) is located along the Lewis and Clark National Backcountry Byway, near the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. At the top of the pass, there is a memorial to Sacajawea. This secluded, arid area offers a variety of recreation acti
Campground · Unknown manager · Idaho
Overview Al Taylor Cabin is located adjacent to Steel Creek near the Continental Divide, at an elevation of 6,300 feet. Visitors come to this area for its beautiful scenery and solitude. Guests can drive to the cabin from mid-May through mid-November with the majority of the trip on gravel roads. These roads a
Campground · Unknown manager · Idaho
Overview Albeni Cove is a small campground located just upstream from Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille. Situated amongst firs, cedars and pines, Albeni Cove provides a rustic, but incredibly beautiful location for camping and recreation on the river. Recreation Water sports are the most
Campground · Unknown manager · Idaho
Overview Albert Moser Campground is situated on the banks of the Cub River about nine miles from Preston, Idaho. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s, the campground is just off Cub River Road, at an elevation of 6,000 feet. Visitors enjoy trout fishing in the river and exploring local tr
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Alpine North Loop Campground is located in beautiful Star Valley, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,640 feet. The cozy town of Alpine is just 2 miles west. Visitors enjoy boating and fishing on Palisades Reservoir, and day-tripping to Jackson and Grand Teton National Park. Recreation Palisades Rese
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Alta Campground features 15 campsites with 1 host site, potable water, garbage, vault toilets, and handicap accessible picnic tables. Site will accept RV's or trailers to 30'. Alta campground is located along the West Fork of the Bitterroot River, a popular fishing river in the area. Large
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Alturas Lake Inlet Campground is located on the shores of scenic Alturas Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. Recreation This site is part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Alturas Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayak
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Alturas Area Picnic B is located along the sandy shoreline of scenic Alturas Lake, at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. Recreation The site is part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Alturas Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, k
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Anna Creek Cabin is located 30 miles south of the town of Hungry Horse, perched above Hungry Horse Reservoir with sweeping views of the reservoir and the Great Bear Wilderness. The cabin provides a private setting to enjoy the recreation opportuniti
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Antelope Campground is located on the shores of the scenic Sagehen Reservoir in the Boise National Forest, perched at an elevation of 5031 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring the non-motorized Sagehen Reservoir Trail. Recreation Sagehen Reservoir offers excellent boating, cano
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
The Antone Cabin sits in a beautiful open meadow, at the edge of a thick forest, providing visitors with a unique camping experience in the mountains of southwestern Montana. The cabin opens for use on July 1st and stays open through December 31, and it is most popular during hunting season. In addition
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Located along the Lochsa River and accessed by U.S. Highway 12, Apgar lies between the highway and on a river terrace filled with giant western red cedar and fir trees. Apgar is a quiet, rustic campground with aggregate surfaced roads, vault toilets, tables, and campfire rings. Apgar opens for the 2025 season on May
Dispersed camping area · Federal agency · Idaho
In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 22,000 acres of public lands in Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. Appendictis Hill lies between Antelope Creek and the Big Lost River drainages. This mountainous area includes Crawford Peak rising over 8,500 feet, almost 2,900 feet above Antelope Valley. Opportunities for hiking, bac
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Aquarius Campground boasts 9 developed sites and 2 group campsites (Purple Beach) on the bank of the scenic North Fork of the Clearwater River. Swimming, fly fishing, tubing and whitewater rafting (May and June) are just a few of the many water sports visitors can enjoy here. Hunters, anglers, and families look
Primitive campsite · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Arid Peak Lookout was built in 1934 to help detect fires that may have been sparked by the Milwaukee Railroad Line. It was last staffed in 1969 and sat idle for over 25 years before being renovated by a team of over 30 volunteers, the Forest Fire Lookout Association and the U.S. Forest Service. Arid P
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Ashley Lake North Campground has 6 campsites and a host site. There are picnic tables, fire rings, and SST vault toilet and an informational bulletin board. Stay limit is 5 days.
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
This is a very small campground with 2 sites, a vault toilet, picnic tables and fire rings. There is a walk down boat launching site for kayaks and canoes. Access road has sharp hairpin corner so RVs are not recommended. Stay limit is 5 days.
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Aspen Grove Group Campground sits in forested mountain terrain on the banks of the Blackfoot River in the Helena National Forest. At an elevation of 4,800 feet beneath a canopy of cottonwood, aspen, juniper, Lodgepole pine and Douglas fir, this campground is an ideal setting for larger families or groups
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Atlanta Cabin is located in the old mining town of Atlanta, Idaho, at an elevation of 5,800 feet. It is part of a historic ranger station compound built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Forest Service in 1933. This compound, known as the Atlanta Ranger Station Historic District, is listed
Campground · Federal agency · Idaho
Avery Creek Cabin is located 20 miles northeast of Kingston, Idaho, along Forest Road 208. The fully furnished three-room cabin is adjacent to the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River on the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The cabin was built between 19
Backcountry campsite · Federal agency · Idaho
Overview Bad Bear Campground is located 48 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, in the scenic Boise National Forest on the Idaho City Ranger District, along Highway 21 at an elevation of 5,100 feet. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant. Historic Idaho City is just 11 miles south. Mores Creek runs adjace
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