Free camping near Elk, ID
Within 25 straight-line miles of Elk, ID there are 262 camps: 248 free, 5 fee, 9 unpriced. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — ID #383, 2.7 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — ID #383, 2.7 miles out.
Who manages them: 262 on the Forest Service.
| 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 212 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Elk, ID.
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.