Free camping near Salmon, ID
Within 25 straight-line miles of Salmon, ID there are 133 camps: 124 free, 8 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Morgan Bar Recreation Site, 5.4 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Cougar Point Campground, 10 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
Who manages them: 130 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM.
| 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.
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.