Free camping near Ponderay, ID
Yes. 125 of the 134 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Ponderay, ID are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Huckleberry, 11 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Green Bay, 11 miles southeast, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT and WA.
The 50 nearest camps to Ponderay, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 11 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Huckleberry | 11 | Free | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Huckleberry Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Hope | — |
| Sam Owen | 13 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to East Hope | — |
| Grouse Falls | 14 | Free | Grouse Creek (river) | 8.2 mi to Naples | — |
| Maiden Rock | 14 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Talache | — |
| Upperpackriver01 | 15 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.5 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver02 | 15 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.4 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -16B | 15 | Free | Smorgasbord Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Upperpackriver03 | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upperpackriver3C | 15 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.4 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver04 | 15 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.5 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver04 | 16 | Free | — | — | — |
| Pee Wee-002 | 16 | Free | Ranger Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Priest River | — |
| Evans Landing | 16 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Cocolalla | — |
| Porcupine Lake | 17 | Free | Porcupine Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 1C | 17 | Free | Lightning Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 3A | 17 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 2 | 17 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -5A | 17 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Lees Point | 17 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 3.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 17 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.8 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -4B | 17 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -6 | 17 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -7 | 17 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Whiskey Rock Bay Day Use | 18 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Cedar Creek | — |
| Upper Lightning -10 | 18 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 18 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upper Lightning-9C | 18 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-11 | 18 | Free | Gem Lake (water) | 11 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-9B | 18 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 19 | Free | McCormick Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -15 | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lightning -01 | 20 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 09A | 20 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 07 | 20 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 10 | 20 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning - 02B | 20 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 08 | 20 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 06 | 20 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #520 | 20 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Morris Creek Trailhead | 20 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 04 | 20 | 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 | — |
| "Mm 28, Fp Disp Site #270" | 21 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Granite | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 21 | Free | West Branch Pack River (stream) | 11 mi to Naples | — |
| Binarch-004 | 21 | Free | Binarch Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Outlet Bay | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #253 | 21 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Granite | — |
| "Mm 29.1, Fp Disp Site #269" | 21 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Clark Fork | — |
The other 84 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Ponderay, ID.
Who manages the camps near Ponderay, ID
Who manages them: 134 on the Forest Service.
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests — 124 camps: 116 free, 7 fee, 1 unpriced
- Kootenai National Forest — 9 camps: 9 free
- Colville National Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 134 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Ponderay, 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 Ponderay, 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.