Free camping near Cottonwood, ID
Within 25 straight-line miles of Cottonwood, ID there are 46 camps: 41 free, 3 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area, 11 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Nez Perce National Historic Trail, 15 miles out.
Who manages them: 43 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area | 11 | Unpriced | — | 11 mi to Cottonwood | — |
| Nez Perce National Historic Trail | 15 | Free | Dry Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Cottonwood | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #834 | 18 | Free | Fish Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #415 | 18 | Free | Fish Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #538 | 18 | Free | Fish Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #524 | 18 | Free | Fish Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #808 | 18 | Free | Fish Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Fish Creek Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Grangeville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #417 | 19 | Free | Cabin Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Fish Creek Group Use Cg | 19 | Free | Cabin Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Hammer Creek Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Salmon River (river) | 0.9 mi to Copperville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #807 | 21 | Free | Pinnacle Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to White Bird | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #711 | 21 | Free | Cascade Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Cw451Ird-001 | 22 | Free | Covert Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Cw451Ard-001 | 22 | Free | Edgeworth Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #34 | 22 | Free | Covert Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #546 | 22 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #662 | 22 | Free | Tollgate Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #525 | 22 | Free | Farris Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Harpster | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #765 | 22 | Free | Green Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Harpster | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #128 | 22 | Free | Goodwin Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #618 | 22 | Free | Edgeworth Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #551 | 22 | Free | — | 9.7 mi to Grangeville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #175 | 22 | Free | Earthquake Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Cw451Ard-003 | 22 | Free | Earthquake Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #295 | 23 | Free | Farris Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Harpster | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #737 | 23 | Free | Farris Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Harpster | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #573 | 23 | Free | Wall Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Clearwater | — |
| Cw76808Ard-001 | 23 | Free | Earthquake Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #148 | 23 | Free | Bull Run Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to White Bird | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #179 | 23 | Free | Bull Run Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to White Bird | — |
| Jungle Creek Campground | 23 | Free | Bivouac Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #668 | 23 | Free | Goodwin Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Nelson Creek Campground | 23 | Free | Bivouac Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #503 | 24 | Free | — | 11 mi to Grangeville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #219 | 24 | Free | Twin Cabins Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| Castle Creek | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #63 | 24 | Free | Browns Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #14 | 24 | Free | Twin Cabins Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Mount Idaho | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #334 | 24 | Free | Little White Bird Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to White Bird | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #438 | 24 | Free | Little White Bird Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to White Bird | — |
| South Fork | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Grangeville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #342 | 24 | Free | Little White Bird Creek (stream) | 10 mi to White Bird | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #302 | 24 | Free | Little White Bird Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to White Bird | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #67 | 24 | Free | Swan Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Harpster | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #298 | 25 | Free | Little White Bird Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to White Bird | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cottonwood, 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.