Free camping near Elk, ID
Yes. 249 of the 263 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Elk, ID are listed as free; 5 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp — ID #383, 2.7 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Elk, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #383 | 2.7 | Free | Little Red Horse Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #697 | 3.7 | Free | Galena Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Elk City | — |
| French Gulch | 3.9 | Free | Galena Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #605 | 4.1 | Free | South Fork Clearwater (river) | 4.3 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #354 | 4.2 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Elk | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #794 | 4.2 | Free | South Fork Clearwater (river) | 4.5 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #671 | 4.3 | Free | South Fork Clearwater (river) | 4.6 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #754 | 4.5 | Free | East Fork Relief Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Elk City | — |
| Crooked River #4 | 4.7 | Free | Big Campbell Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #483 | 4.8 | Free | Big Campbell Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #831 | 4.9 | Free | Ericson Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Elk City | — |
| Lake Como 005 | 5.0 | Free | East Fork American River (stream) | 4.5 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #170 | 5.1 | Free | East Fork Relief Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Elk City | — |
| American River | 5.3 | Free | Ericson Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #81 | 6.1 | Free | Ericson Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #234 | 6.2 | Free | Baner Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #553 | 6.2 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Elk | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #242 | 6.2 | Free | Crooked River (river) | 6.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #575 | 6.2 | Free | West Fork Big Elk Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #135 | 6.3 | Free | Baner Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #16 | 6.3 | Free | Crooked River (river) | 6.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #706 | 6.3 | Free | Crooked River (river) | 6.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #46 | 6.3 | Free | Crooked River (river) | 6.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #590 | 6.3 | Free | Baner Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #498 | 6.4 | Free | Crooked River (river) | 6.8 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #327 | 6.8 | Free | Sawmill Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #699 | 7.0 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #710 | 7.4 | Free | Little Moose Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #704 | 7.6 | Free | West Fork Big Elk Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Newsome | — |
| Rr492Rd-002 Cold Camp Mp 5.5 | 7.7 | Free | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #264 | 7.9 | Free | West Fork Big Elk Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #509 | 8.0 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Elk | — |
| Rr492Rd-003 Milepost 6 | 8.0 | Free | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #609 | 8.1 | Free | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #250 | 8.1 | Free | Big Elk Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #107 | 8.2 | Free | Sawmill Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Elk City | — |
| Table Meadows | 8.6 | Free | West Fork American River (stream) | 5.9 mi to Newsome | — |
| Ditch Creek | 8.6 | Free | Red River (river) | 8.7 mi to Elk City | — |
| Five Mile Cg | 8.6 | Free | Fivemile Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #724 | 8.7 | Free | Fivemile Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #776 | 8.8 | Free | West Fork American River (stream) | 5.9 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #581 | 8.8 | Free | Fivemile Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Elk City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #789 | 8.9 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Elk | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #592 | 8.9 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Elk | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #92 | 9.0 | Free | South Fork Clearwater (river) | 6.2 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #224 | 9.0 | Free | Fivemile Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Elk City | — |
| Legget Creek Campground | 9.1 | Free | South Fork Clearwater (stream) | 5.5 mi to Newsome | — |
| Ox Bow | 9.2 | Free | Newsome Creek (river) | 2.7 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #453 | 9.2 | Free | Newsome Creek (river) | 2.5 mi to Newsome | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #37 | 9.4 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Elk | — |
The other 213 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Elk, ID.
Who manages the camps near Elk, ID
Who manages them: 263 on the Forest Service.
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest — 263 camps: 249 free, 5 fee, 9 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 263 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Elk, ID
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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 Elk, 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.