Free camping near New Meadows, ID
Yes. 15 of the 31 camps within 25 straight-line miles of New Meadows, ID are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Goose Lake Dispersed, 8.9 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Last Chance, 4.8 miles east, a fee campground.
All 31 camps near New Meadows, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance | 4.8 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Evergreen Campground | 7.5 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Cold Springs | 7.6 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Goose Lake Dispersed | 8.9 | Free | Goose Lake (water) | 8.4 mi to Meadows | — |
| Grouse | 8.9 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Brundage Reservoir Dispersed | 9.0 | Free | Brundage Reservoir (water) | 7.9 mi to Meadows | — |
| Lost Valley Dispersed | 9.1 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Lost Creek Dispersed | 9.6 | Free | Lost Valley Reservoir (water) | 6.4 mi to Pine Ridge | — |
| Box Creek Wilderness Study Area | 13 | Unpriced | North Fork Payette River (river) | 9.5 mi to McCall | — |
| Granite Lake Dispersed | 13 | Free | — | 13 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Smokey Boulder Dispersed | 14 | Free | — | 14 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Shingle Flat | 14 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Fruitvale | — |
| Hard Creek Dispersed | 15 | Free | Hard Creek (stream) | 9.8 mi to Pinehurst | — |
| Black Lee Dispersed | 16 | Free | Snow Slide Lake (water) | 8.7 mi to McCall | — |
| Upper Payette Lake Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to McCall | — |
| Lake Fork Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to McCall | — |
| Upper Payette Lake Dispersed | 17 | Free | Upper Payette Lake (water) | 16 mi to McCall | — |
| Upper Payette Lake Group Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 16 mi to McCall | — |
| Hazard Lake | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Huckleberry | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to New Meadows | — |
| Lafferty | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Council | — |
| North Fork Meadows | 19 | Free | Hendricks Creek (stream) | 17 mi to Warren | — |
| Rainbow Point Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Donnelly | Closed |
| Amanita Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Donnelly | Closed |
| Black Lake Campground | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Rapid Creek Dispersed | 21 | Free | — | 8.6 mi to Donnelly | — |
| Paddy Flat Dispersed | 21 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Donnelly | — |
| Cabin Creek | 22 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Council | — |
| Kennally Creek Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Donnelly | — |
| Sheep Rock Camping | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Big Bar Dispersed Camping Area | 25 | Free | Allison Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Cuprum | — |
Who manages the camps near New Meadows, ID
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Payette National Forest — 27 camps: 15 free, 12 fee
- Boise National Forest — 2 camps: 2 fee
- Four Rivers Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 31: 0 open, 2 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near New Meadows, 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 New Meadows, 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.