Free camping near Salmon, ID
Yes. 124 of the 133 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Salmon, ID are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Cougar Point Campground, 10 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Morgan Bar Recreation Site, 5.4 miles north, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
The 50 nearest camps to Salmon, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Bar Recreation Site | 5.4 | Fee | Salmon River (river) | 4.8 mi to West Salmon | — |
| Wallace Lake Campground | 7.4 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Salmon | — |
| Tower Rock Recreation Site | 9.6 | Fee | Salmon River (river) | 7.8 mi to North Fork | — |
| Cougar Point Campground | 10 | Free | — | 9.8 mi to West Salmon | — |
| Williams Lake Campground | 12 | Free | Williams Lake (water) | 12 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Lake Creek Camping Area | 12 | Free | Williams Lake (water) | 12 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Ajax Lake | 14 | Free | Ajax Lake (water) | 14 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Darkhorse Lake | 15 | Free | Darkhorse Lake (water) | 14 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Darkhorse 2 | 15 | Free | — | 15 mi to Salmon | — |
| Cowbone | 16 | Free | Cowbone Lake (water) | 15 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Drain | 16 | Free | Hidden Lake (water) | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| Deep Creek Campground | 16 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 15 mi to West Salmon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #251 | 16 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Fourth Of July Camping Area | 16 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #331 | 16 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 16 mi to East Salmon | — |
| Ant Hill Log Seat | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Jackson | — |
| Box | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Jackson | — |
| Ajax Fork | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #760 | 18 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #131 | 18 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| 10 Before 8 And 9 | 18 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #652 | 18 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| Lunch Table | 18 | Free | — | 11 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #775 | 18 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| Site 1 | 18 | Free | — | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| Miner Lake Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #124 | 18 | Free | Big Hole River (river) | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #383 | 18 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #807 | 18 | Free | — | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| 12 Established Lake | 19 | Free | — | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| Site 2 | 19 | Free | Big Hole River (river) | 13 mi to Jackson | — |
| 13 By Pond | 19 | Free | Skinner Lake (water) | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| Big Flat | 19 | Free | — | 11 mi to Jackson | — |
| 381 Site 1 7/4 | 19 | Free | Blind Canyon Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #661 | 19 | Free | Darkhorse Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| Trapper Flat Camping Area | 19 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 18 mi to West Salmon | — |
| Gravel Pile | 19 | Free | Lower Miner Lakes (water) | 8.3 mi to Jackson | — |
| Blown Over Stumps | 19 | Free | Lower Miner Lakes (water) | 8.2 mi to Jackson | — |
| Snoopy | 19 | Free | Lower Miner Lakes (water) | 8.1 mi to Jackson | — |
| 7328 And 318 Site | 19 | Free | Jahnke Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Jackson | — |
| Walked | 19 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 13 mi to Jackson | — |
| Just Out Of Camp Ground | 19 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| Tent Only Area | 19 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 13 mi to Jackson | — |
| Goldbug Hot Springs | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Twin Lakes Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Jackson | — |
| 318 Site 5 By Big House | 19 | Free | Big Hole River (river) | 12 mi to Jackson | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #753 | 20 | Free | — | 15 mi to Jackson | — |
| Gps Fiddle | 20 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 12 mi to Jackson | — |
| 71205 Site 2 | 20 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Jackson | — |
| 2 Branch Road No | 20 | Free | — | 16 mi to Jackson | — |
The other 83 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Salmon, ID.
Who manages the camps near Salmon, ID
Who manages them: 130 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM.
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest — 119 camps: 115 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Salmon-Challis National Forest — 11 camps: 8 free, 3 fee
- Salmon Field Office — 3 camps: 1 free, 2 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 133 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Salmon, 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 Salmon, 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.