Free camping near Idaho City, ID
Within 25 straight-line miles of Idaho City, ID there are 26 camps: 12 free, 14 fee. The closest is Grayback Group, 2.2 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Grayback Gulch, 2.4 miles out. Today's season read covers 11 of them: 11 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayback Group | 2.2 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Grayback Gulch | 2.4 | Free | Elk Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Bald Mountain Campground | 7.1 | Free | Middle Fork Thorn Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Ten Mile | 7.6 | Free | Mores Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Bad Bear Campground | 7.9 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Hayfork Group Campground | 8.7 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Black Rock Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Troutdale Campground | 13 | Free | Rough Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Badger Creek Campground | 13 | Free | Boise River (river) | 13 mi to Prairie | Open |
| Shafer Butte Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Avimor | — |
| Willow Creek Campground | 13 | Free | Boise River (river) | 12 mi to Robie Creek | — |
| Cottonwood Campground | 14 | Free | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Robie Creek | Open |
| Whoop-Um-Up Equestrian Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Lowman | — |
| Edna Creek | 14 | Free | — | 8.3 mi to Lowman | — |
| Neinmeyer Campground | 14 | Free | Big Five Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Beaver Creek Group Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Lowman | — |
| Irish Point Dispersed | 15 | Free | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Robie Creek | — |
| Hot Springs Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Garden Valley | — |
| Willow Creek Campground | 17 | Free | — | 9.7 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Pine Flats Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Deadwood Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Mountain View Campground | 21 | Fee | South Fork Payette River (river) | 0.9 mi to Lowman | — |
| Park Creek Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Lowman | — |
| Little Roaring River Lake Campground | 24 | Free | Little Roaring River Lake (water) | 9.3 mi to Featherville | Open |
| Big Roaring River Lake Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Big Trinity Lake Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | Open |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Idaho City, 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.