Free camping near New Meadows, ID
Within 25 straight-line miles of New Meadows, ID there are 31 camps: 15 free, 15 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Last Chance, 4.8 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Goose Lake Dispersed, 8.9 miles out. Today's season read covers 2 of them: 0 open, 2 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| 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 | — |
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.