Free camping near Sandpoint, ID
Yes. 116 of the 124 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sandpoint, ID are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Huckleberry, 13 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Green Bay, 10.0 miles southeast, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: ID and WA.
The 50 nearest camps to Sandpoint, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 10.0 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Huckleberry | 13 | Free | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Maiden Rock | 13 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Talache | — |
| Sam Owen | 13 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to East Hope | — |
| Huckleberry Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Trestle Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Hope | — |
| Evans Landing | 14 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Cocolalla | — |
| Pee Wee-002 | 15 | Free | Ranger Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Priest River | — |
| Grouse Falls | 16 | Free | Grouse Creek (river) | 8.2 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver01 | 16 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.5 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -16B | 16 | Free | Smorgasbord Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Hope | — |
| Upperpackriver02 | 16 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.4 mi to Naples | — |
| Upperpackriver03 | 16 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upperpackriver3C | 17 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.4 mi to Naples | — |
| Whiskey Rock Bay Day Use | 17 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Cedar Creek | — |
| Upperpackriver04 | 17 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.5 mi to Naples | — |
| Lees Point | 17 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 3.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Upperpackriver04 | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Porcupine Lake | 17 | Free | Porcupine Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 1C | 18 | Free | Lightning Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 2 | 18 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning 3A | 18 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -5A | 18 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 19 | Free | Pack River (river) | 9.8 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -4B | 19 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -6 | 19 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 19 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upper Lightning -7 | 19 | Free | Quartz Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning -10 | 20 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hope | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 20 | Free | — | 12 mi to Coolin | — |
| Upper Lightning-11 | 20 | Free | Gem Lake (water) | 11 mi to East Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-9C | 20 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| Upper Lightning-9B | 20 | Free | Gordon Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Hope | — |
| "Mm 28, Fp Disp Site #270" | 20 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Granite | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #253 | 20 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Granite | — |
| Headwaters Pack River | 20 | Free | McCormick Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Naples | — |
| Upper Lightning -15 | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| "Mm 29.1, Fp Disp Site #269" | 21 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lightning -01 | 21 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #71 | 21 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Cedar Creek | — |
| Lower Lightning - 02B | 21 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 07 | 21 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 09A | 21 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Morris Creek Trailhead | 21 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 06 | 21 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #520 | 21 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Low Lightning 04 | 21 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 08 | 21 | Free | Savage Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Lower Lightning 10 | 21 | Free | East Fork Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| Binarch-004 | 21 | Free | Binarch Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Outlet Bay | — |
| Binarch-001 | 21 | Free | Binarch Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Outlet Bay | — |
The other 74 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Sandpoint, ID.
Who manages the camps near Sandpoint, ID
Who manages them: 124 on the Forest Service.
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests — 116 camps: 109 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced
- Kootenai National Forest — 7 camps: 7 free
- Colville National Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 124 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sandpoint, 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 Sandpoint, 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.