Free camping near Kootenai, ID
Yes. 127 of the 135 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Kootenai, ID are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Huckleberry, 10 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
The 50 nearest camps to Kootenai, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry | 10 | Free | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Green Bay | 11 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Huckleberry Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Hope | — |
| Sam Owen | 12 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to East Hope | — |
| Grouse Falls | 13 | Free | Grouse Creek (river) | 8.2 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -16B | 14 | Free | Smorgasbord Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Upperpackriver01 | 14 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.5 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver02 | 14 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.4 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver03 | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Maiden Rock | 15 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Talache | — |
| Upperpackriver3C | 15 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.4 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver04 | 15 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.5 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver04 | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Upper Lightning 1C | 16 | Free | Lightning Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 3A | 16 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Hope | — |
| Porcupine Lake | 16 | Free | Porcupine Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 2 | 16 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -5A | 16 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -6 | 16 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -4B | 16 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Evans Landing | 16 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Cocolalla | — |
| Upper Lightning -7 | 16 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Lees Point | 17 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 3.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Pee Wee-002 | 17 | Free | Ranger Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Priest River | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 17 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.8 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -10 | 17 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upper Lightning-9C | 17 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-11 | 17 | Free | Gem Lake (water) | 11 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-9B | 17 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 18 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upper Lightning -15 | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Whiskey Rock Bay Day Use | 18 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Cedar Creek | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 19 | Free | McCormick Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Naples | — |
| Low Lightning 09A | 19 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lightning -01 | 19 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 07 | 19 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 10 | 19 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 08 | 19 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 06 | 19 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning - 02B | 19 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #520 | 19 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Morris Creek Trailhead | 19 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 04 | 19 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 20 | Free | West Branch Pack River (stream) | 11 mi to Naples | — |
| Rd 473 Camp 8 Summit | 20 | Free | Cliff Creek (stream) | 11 mi to East Hope | — |
| Kelly Pass 04 | 20 | Free | Gin Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Naples | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #10 | 20 | Free | Smith Lake (water) | 10 mi to Troy | — |
| Smith Lake | 20 | Free | Smith Lake (water) | 9.9 mi to Troy | — |
| Rd 473 Camp 7 | 20 | Free | West Fork Keeler Creek (stream) | 12 mi to East Hope | — |
The other 85 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Kootenai, ID.
Who manages the camps near Kootenai, ID
Who manages them: 135 on the Forest Service.
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests — 124 camps: 116 free, 7 fee, 1 unpriced
- Kootenai National Forest — 11 camps: 11 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 135 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Kootenai, 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 Kootenai, 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.