Free camping near Banks, ID
Yes. 3 of the 26 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Banks, ID are listed as free; 23 charge a fee. The closest free one is Grayback Gulch, 23 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Swinging Bridge Campground, 6.9 miles north, a fee campground.
All 26 camps near Banks, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinging Bridge Campground | 6.9 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Banks | — |
| Canyon Campground | 8.0 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Cold Springs Group Campground | 8.4 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Smiths Ferry | Open |
| Big Eddy Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Smiths Ferry | Open |
| Hot Springs Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Garden Valley | — |
| Tie Creek Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Crouch | Open |
| Hardscrabble Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Crouch | — |
| Hollywood Point Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Eastside Group Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Sage Hen Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Smiths Ferry | Open |
| Cartwright Ridge Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Rattlesnake Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Antelope Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Shady Pines Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Trail Creek Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Shafer Butte Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Avimor | — |
| Pine Flats Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Grayback Gulch | 23 | Free | Elk Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Grayback Group | 23 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Deadwood Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Boiling Springs Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Smiths Ferry | Open |
| Ten Mile | 24 | Free | Mores Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Silver Creek Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Bad Bear Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Hayfork Group Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Lower Silver Creek Dispersed Camp | 25 | Free | — | 14 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
Who manages the camps near Banks, ID
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service.
- Boise National Forest — 26 camps: 3 free, 23 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 8 of the 26: 8 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Banks, ID
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Banks, ID, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.