Free camping near Hope, ID
Yes. 117 of the 124 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Hope, ID are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Huckleberry, 3.9 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Sam Owen, 2.3 miles southeast, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
The 50 nearest camps to Hope, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Owen | 2.3 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to East Hope | — |
| Huckleberry | 3.9 | Free | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Huckleberry Campground | 4.4 | Unpriced | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Hope | — |
| Porcupine Lake | 5.5 | Free | Porcupine Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to East Hope | — |
| Green Bay | 6.9 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Lees Point | 7.5 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 3.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Upper Lightning -16B | 7.9 | Free | Smorgasbord Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 1C | 8.2 | Free | Lightning Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 2 | 8.5 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to East Hope | — |
| Lightning -01 | 8.7 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning - 02B | 8.9 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 07 | 8.9 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 09A | 8.9 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Morris Creek Trailhead | 8.9 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 06 | 8.9 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #520 | 8.9 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 04 | 8.9 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 08 | 8.9 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 10 | 9.0 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Upper Lightning 3A | 9.4 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -5A | 9.7 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -4B | 10 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -6 | 10 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -7 | 10 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-11 | 11 | Free | Gem Lake (water) | 11 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -10 | 11 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -15 | 11 | Free | — | — | — |
| Rd 473 Camp 8 Summit | 11 | Free | Cliff Creek (stream) | 11 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-9C | 11 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-9B | 12 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Rd 473 Camp 7 | 12 | Free | West Fork Keeler Creek (stream) | 12 mi to East Hope | — |
| "Mm 29.1, Fp Disp Site #269" | 13 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| "Mm 28, Fp Disp Site #270" | 13 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Granite | — |
| Little Spar Lake | 14 | Free | Little Spar Lake (water) | 9.0 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #253 | 14 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Granite | — |
| Maiden Rock | 14 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Talache | — |
| Grouse Falls | 15 | Free | Grouse Creek (river) | 8.2 mi to Naples | — |
| Mm 32; Fp Disp Site #266 | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Mm 32.1; Fp Disp Site #265 | 15 | Free | — | 6.9 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #651 | 15 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Troy | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #10 | 15 | Free | Smith Lake (water) | 10 mi to Troy | — |
| Rd 473 Camp 6 | 15 | Free | Halverson Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Troy | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #71 | 15 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Cedar Creek | — |
| Smith Lake | 15 | Free | Smith Lake (water) | 9.9 mi to Troy | — |
| Spar Peak | 15 | Free | North Fork Ross Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Spruce Lakes | 15 | Free | Spruce Lake (water) | 12 mi to Troy | — |
| Whiskey Rock Bay Day Use | 15 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Cedar Creek | — |
| Ross Creek - Main | 15 | Free | South Fork Ross Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd4640 Camp 1 | 16 | Free | Whoopee Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Rd 473 Camp 5 | 16 | Free | Cheer Creek (stream) | 9.7 mi to Troy | — |
The other 74 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Hope, ID.
Who manages the camps near Hope, ID
Who manages them: 124 on the Forest Service.
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests — 88 camps: 85 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Kootenai National Forest — 35 camps: 32 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 124 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Hope, 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 Hope, 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.