Free camping near Sun Valley, ID
Yes. 8 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sun Valley, ID are listed as free; 13 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Sawmill Cg, 8.7 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Boundary, 2.6 miles north, a fee campground.
All 22 camps near Sun Valley, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary | 2.6 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Sun Valley | — |
| North Fork Cg | 8.5 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Ketchum | — |
| Sawmill Cg | 8.7 | Free | East Fork Big Wood River (stream) | 9.7 mi to Sun Valley | — |
| Federal Gulch Cg | 9.1 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Murdock Cg | 9.3 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Ketchum | — |
| Wood River Cg | 9.8 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Ketchum | — |
| Caribou Cg | 10 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Ketchum | Open |
| Cougar Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Ketchum | — |
| Park Creek Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sun Valley | — |
| Easley Cg | 12 | Fee | Baker Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Easley Hot Springs | — |
| Baker Creek Camping Area | 13 | Free | Baker Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Easley Hot Springs | — |
| Phi Kappa Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sun Valley | — |
| Deer Creek Campground | 14 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Clarendon Hot Springs | — |
| Wildhorse Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Sun Valley | — |
| Little Wood River Wilderness Study Area | 17 | Unpriced | — | 14 mi to Bellevue | — |
| Star Hope Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Lost River | — |
| Broad Canyon Campground/Trailhead | 20 | Free | Star Hope Creek (stream) | — | — |
| Copper Creek | 21 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Lake Creek Trailhead & Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Lost River | — |
| East Fork Baker Creek Cg | 23 | Free | East Fork Salmon River (river) | 16 mi to Easley Hot Springs | — |
| Chemeketan Campground | 24 | Fee | Salmon River (river) | 4.5 mi to Sawtooth City | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Blaine County, ID | 25 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Magic Resort | — |
Who manages the camps near Sun Valley, ID
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Sawtooth National Forest — 14 camps: 6 free, 8 fee
- Salmon-Challis National Forest — 6 camps: 1 free, 5 fee
- Shoshone Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 3 of the 22: 3 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Sun Valley, 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 Sun Valley, 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.