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Free camping in Idaho

2,252 free and low-cost camps on public land in Idaho, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Showing 400 of 2,252. Idaho has more free camps than fit on one page, so these are the ones we know most about first. The remaining 1,852 are all on the map.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests181 camps

"Mm 12.6, Fp Disp Site #285"4,612 ft
"Mm 13.1, Fp Disp Site #284"4,594 ft
"Mm 13.8, Fp Disp Site #283"
"Mm 14.3, Fp Disp Site #281"4,801 ft
"Mm 15.7, Fp Disp Site #280"4,688 ft
"Mm 16.1, Fp Disp Site #279"4,663 ft
"Mm 17.4, Fp Disp Site #277"4,536 ft
"Mm 18, Fp Disp Site #276"4,560 ft
"Mm 18.8, Fp Disp Site #275"
"Mm 19.1, Fp Disp Site #274"4,517 ft
"Mm 28, Fp Disp Site #270"4,944 ft
"Mm 29.1, Fp Disp Site #269"5,110 ft
1604 Site 12,527 ft
1604 Site 33,329 ft
209 Road Mm 20.72,773 ft
412 Road Mm 19.13,393 ft
412 Road Mm 21.63,135 ft
412 Road Mm 22.4
413 Site 11D2,363 ft
413 Site 122,364 ft
7-Mile C2,507 ft
992 Site 14,829 ft
Ball Lake (Lower)
Ball Lake (Upper)
Ball Lake (Upper)6,738 ft
Bartoo Solo2,445 ft
Bartoo-0012,443 ft
Bartoo-0042,443 ft
Bartoo-0062,440 ft
Bartoo-009
Bartoo-0142,445 ft
Bartoo-0182,449 ft
Bartoo-0222,460 ft
Beauty Creek Campground2,173 ft
Beaver Creek3,613 ft
Beaver Station3,400 ft
Berlin Flats2,793 ft
Bernier Point5,652 ft
Big Hank Campground2,705 ft
Big Hank Meadow E
Binarch-001
Binarch-0042,439 ft
Bottle Bay-0022,447 ft
Bottle Bay-0062,447 ft
Bottle Bay-007
Bottleneck Lake5,637 ft
Bottleneck Lake5,638 ft
Bottleneck Lake5,384 ft
Boulder City 01
Boulder City 052,625 ft
Boulder Creek 03
Boulder Creek 04
Boulder Creek 083,157 ft
Boulder Creek 092,695 ft
Boulder Creek 10
Boulder Gaging2,542 ft
Boulder Meadows4,044 ft
Brush Lake3,011 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 1-12,204 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 1-32,209 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 2-1
Bumblebee Meadow 2-22,210 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 2-42,212 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 3-22,219 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 3-62,216 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 3-8
Bumblebee Meadow 4-12,234 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 4-42,235 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 4-82,231 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 5-22,246 ft
Bumblebee Meadow 5-3
Camp 33,188 ft
Camp 444,317 ft
Ccc Campsite And Trailhead2,289 ft
Cinnamon Creek2,821 ft
Cliff Creek3,232 ft
Coal Creek #12,306 ft
Deer Creek Road 01
Deer Creek Road 04
Deer Creek Road 053,549 ft
Deer Creek Road 073,421 ft
Deer Creek Road 113,286 ft
Deer Creek Road 13
Deer Creek Road 143,069 ft
Deer Creek Road 153,036 ft
Deer Creek Road 162,965 ft
Deer Creek Road 17
Deer Ridge 01
Deer Ridge 02
Deer Ridge 033,231 ft
Deer Ridge 04
Deer Ridge 053,998 ft
Deer Ridge 064,131 ft
Deer Ridge Trail 014,753 ft
Dispersed camp — Boundary County, ID2,610 ft
Distillery Bay2,449 ft
Distillery Bay-0012,444 ft
Distillery Bay-0032,444 ft
Distillery Bay-0042,443 ft
Distillery Bay-005
Distillery Bay-0062,445 ft
Distillery Bay-007
Donkey Creek2,923 ft
Drd-Como550Rd-006
Evans Landing
F.P. Disp Site #59B2,947 ft
F.P. Disp. Site #58B2,918 ft
Falls Creek Junction B2,741 ft
Fh 50 Mi 57.2 Site B2,733 ft
Fh 50 Mi 59.7 Site B2,884 ft
Fh 50 Mi 79.1 Site B
Fire Prev Disp. Site #1162,326 ft
Fire Prev. Disp Site #2262,590 ft
Fire Prev. Disp Site #2553,397 ft
Fire Prev. Disp Site #2894,172 ft
Fire Prev. Disp Site #2904,270 ft
Fire Prev. Disp Site #2914,498 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #100
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1012,376 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1052,525 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #106B2,551 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1072,603 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1082,624 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #109
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1112,258 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #112A2,265 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #113
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1152,303 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #117C2,309 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #118A
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1192,329 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1282,303 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1522,469 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1532,526 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #156B
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1582,579 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1592,671 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1602,700 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #161B2,481 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #161D2,485 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #161G
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #165C2,578 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #184B2,729 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #1882,778 ft
Fire Prev. Disp. Site #203A2,953 ft
Fire Prevention Disp. Site #102,288 ft
Fs Road 10074,726 ft
Fs Trail 268 (Two Mouth Lakes Access)6,154 ft
Headwaters Pack River3,371 ft
Kalispell Island-0352,445 ft
Mm 17.1 F.P. Disp Site #2123,222 ft
Mm 21.8 F.P. Disp Site #205C3,043 ft
Moyie River Road 012,294 ft
Rd 202 Site 43,640 ft
Rd 209 Site 522,798 ft
Rd 2358 Site 13,809 ft
Rd 2360 Site 85,223 ft
Rd 323 Mm 5.3 Spur 24,741 ft
Rd 438 Site 12,348 ft
Rd 473 Camp 8 Summit5,626 ft
Rd 614 Site 43,073 ft
Rd 614 Site 83,566 ft
Sqaw Valley-0122,513 ft
Trail 9 Trailhead5,235 ft
Two Mouth Lakes (Upper)5,866 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2385,111 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2673,312 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2773,766 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2823,314 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2843,198 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2864,443 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2893,516 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2923,281 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2944,845 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3003,969 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3053,636 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3064,032 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3114,417 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3143,716 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3164,225 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3173,415 ft

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest77 camps

528Ard-1014,028 ft
531Outfitercamp015,629 ft
American River4,261 ft
Apgar Campground1,598 ft
Big Fog Saddle5,939 ft
Bimerick Creek Camp1,725 ft
Boyd Creek Campground1,615 ft
Bridge Creek4,842 ft
Bungalow Camp2,267 ft
Burnedoversite-0016,362 ft
Cayuse Landing Camp3,499 ft
CCC Campground1,545 ft
Cedars Campground3,643 ft
Clark Mountain Camp2,837 ft
Corral Creek Cg4,704 ft
Crooked River #4
Cw451Ard-0014,695 ft
Cw451Ard-0034,701 ft
Cw451Ird-0014,499 ft
Cw76808Ard-0014,757 ft
Dispersed camp — Idaho County, ID5,063 ft
Ditch Creek4,535 ft
Dixie Meadow5,138 ft
Dog Creek Camp1,916 ft
Drd-Como550Rd-0053,514 ft
Eldorado2,866 ft
Elk Summit Campground5,756 ft
Fawn Creek Camp2,409 ft
French Gulch4,218 ft
Isabella Landing Camp1,676 ft
Kelly Creek Camp3,174 ft
Lake Como 0055,408 ft
Loc520-0023,157 ft
Pal382Rd-008B-Cp2,876 ft
Pal767Rd-0023,354 ft
Pow108Rd-0023,339 ft
Pow362Rd-0016,751 ft
Pow373Rd-0034,745 ft
Pow49Tr-0013,166 ft
Pow5621Rd-0033,558 ft
Pow595Rd-0076,409 ft
Pow5960Rd-0025,431 ft
Sr643Erd-0016,086 ft
Us12-Mm138.6S-001 Whitepine Ra2,712 ft
Us12-Mm144.8N-001E Post Office2,907 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2446,326 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2526,684 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2655,353 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2662,350 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2685,781 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2707,086 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2713,721 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2722,652 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2734,365 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2765,580 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2786,287 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2795,782 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2835,339 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2855,941 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2873,562 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2885,413 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2913,482 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2932,018 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2953,472 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2965,956 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2972,240 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2985,061 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #2996,347 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3015,667 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3025,055 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3035,573 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3072,554 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3093,132 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3106,008 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3121,496 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3135,187 ft
USFS dispersed camp — ID #3154,980 ft

Bureau of Land Management27 camps

Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area7,522 ft
Battle Creek Wild And Scenic River5,319 ft
Bear Den Butte Wilderness Study Area4,875 ft
Big Jacks Creek Wild And Scenic River4,584 ft
Black Butte Wilderness Study Area4,721 ft
Black Canyon (I) Wilderness Study Area5,174 ft
Black Canyon (Ii) Wilderness Study Area6,027 ft
Blackfoot River6,221 ft
BLM dispersed camp — Blaine County, ID4,814 ft
Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area7,169 ft
Box Creek Wilderness Study Area5,889 ft
Bruneau Wild And Scenic River3,694 ft
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area4,195 ft
California National Historic Trail4,315 ft
Cedar Butte Wilderness Study Area4,894 ft
Cedar Creek Reservoir5,232 ft
China Cup Butte Isa Wilderness Study Area5,191 ft
Coeur D'Alene Lake2,147 ft
Cottonwood Creek Wild And Scenic River5,121 ft
Craters Of The Moon National Monument5,896 ft
Crystal Lake Wilderness Study Area4,446 ft
Deadman Hole Recreation Site5,252 ft
Deep Creek Wild And Scenic River4,676 ft
Deer Creek Wilderness Study Area5,670 ft
Dickshooter Creek Wild And Scenic River4,982 ft
Duncan Creek Wild And Scenic River5,673 ft
Eighteen Mile Wilderness Study Area9,666 ft

Boise National Forest25 camps

Badger Creek Campground3,316 ft
Bald Mountain Campground6,796 ft
Bear Valley Campground6,395 ft
Bronco Gulch Dispersed Camp4,339 ft
Buck Mountain Campground6,591 ft
Castle Creek Campground4,212 ft
Cottonwood Campground3,266 ft
Deer Flat Campground6,213 ft
Edna Creek5,240 ft
Evans Creek Campground4,205 ft
Fir Creek Campground6,379 ft
Graham Bridge Cg5,686 ft
Ice Hole Campground5,024 ft
Ice Springs Campground4,972 ft
Indian Rock Dispersed Camp3,871 ft
Little Roaring River Lake Campground7,987 ft
Lower Silver Creek Dispersed Camp4,510 ft
Neinmeyer Campground3,745 ft
Penn Basin Campground6,685 ft
Queens River Campground4,936 ft
Summit Lake Campground7,297 ft
Trout Creek Campground6,345 ft
Upper Silver (Peace Cr) Dispersed Camp4,548 ft
Willow Creek Campground3,251 ft
Willow Creek Campground5,380 ft

Sawtooth National Forest23 camps

Baker Creek Camping Area6,673 ft
Bear Creek Cg6,032 ft
Bear Gulch Cg6,124 ft
Bennett Springs Cg7,363 ft
Bird Creek Campground4,693 ft
Bostetter Cg7,158 ft
Chemeketan Campground7,541 ft
Copper Creek6,539 ft
Deer Creek Campground6,030 ft
Dutchman Flat Dispersed Campground5,908 ft
East Fork Baker Creek Cg6,586 ft
Elk Creek Cg5,911 ft
Father And Sons Cg7,283 ft
Federal Gulch Cg6,798 ft
Hunter Creek Cg5,454 ft
Independence Lakes Cg7,744 ft
Kelley Creek4,880 ft
Pioneer Cg5,842 ft
Redfish Inlet Cg6,551 ft
Redfish Overflow Camping6,462 ft
Sawmill Cg6,706 ft
Stovepipe Springs Dispersed Campground5,898 ft
Sublett Cg5,430 ft

Salmon-Challis National Forest18 camps

Beagle Creek Camping Area6,185 ft
Bear Valley Horse Camp6,819 ft
Big Bayhorse Campground8,623 ft
Big Creek Campground6,537 ft
Big Eightmile Campground/Trailhead7,539 ft
Bonanza Volunteer Camp6,442 ft
Broad Canyon Campground/Trailhead7,824 ft
Cougar Point Campground6,596 ft
Custer #2 Camping Area6,499 ft
Custer #3 Camping Area6,536 ft
Deep Creek Campground4,894 ft
Eightmile Camping Area6,828 ft
Hawley Creek Upper Campground6,754 ft
Little Bayhorse Camping Area8,342 ft
Lost Spring Campground5,360 ft
Mosquito Flat Reservoir Campground6,960 ft
Twin Peaks Camping Area8,987 ft
Williams Lake Campground5,693 ft

Payette National Forest15 camps

Bitterroot National Forest12 camps

Caribou-Targhee National Forest9 camps

Idaho Dept. of Lands6 camps

IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6562, -111.6559)6,046 ft · notes
IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6587, -111.5905)6,417 ft · notes
IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6592, -111.5717)6,320 ft · notes
IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.6684, -111.6272)6,264 ft · notes
IDL Endowment Land Camping Area — Madison County, ID (43.7003, -111.6038)5,964 ft · notes
Spider Web Camp (IDL Endowment Land)6,211 ft · notes

U.S. Forest Service3 camps

Fs Trail 268 (Two Mouth Lakes Access)6,016 ft
Pal382Rd_Duckyflats-003I2,829 ft
Rd 3026 Site 44,038 ft

Kootenai National Forest3 camps

Elsewhere in Idaho1 camps

Twin Springs Campground5,173 ft