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Camping in Challis National Forest

Challis National Forest is a National Forest, where dispersed camping is usually allowed outside developed sites unless posted otherwise. On Birds Of Passage it has 12 free camp spots, 37 paid or permit campgrounds, 3 cabins or lookouts, 5 more where the fee isn't confirmed.

Camp spots

• Big Bayhorse CampgroundFree camping
• Big Creek CampgroundFree camping
• Eightmile Camping AreaFree camping
• Indian Springs CampsiteFree camping
• Jerry's Creek Camping AreaFree camping
• Josephus Lake CampgroundFree camping
• Little Bayhorse Camping AreaFree camping
• Morse Creek CampgroundFree camping
• Mosquito Flat Reservoir CampgroundFree camping
• Stovepipe Springs Dispersed Camping AreaFree camping
• Tin Cup CampgroundFree camping
• Twin Peaks Transfer CampFree camping
• Banner Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Beaver Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Bench Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Blind Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Bonanza CCC Group CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Bonanza Group CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Cape Horn Winter RentalPaid or permit campsite
• Casino CreekPaid or permit campsite
• Elk Creek Campground (Sawtooth NF)Paid or permit campsite
• Flat Rock CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Flat Rock Extension CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Holman Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Iron Bog CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Iron Creek Campground (ID)Paid or permit campsite
• Lake Creek Trailhead & CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Lola Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Loristica Group CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Lower O'Brien CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Mill Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Mill Creek Trailhead & CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Mormon Bend CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Mt. Borah Trailhead and Camping AreaPaid or permit campsite
• Park Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Phi Kappa CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Pole Flat CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Riverside Campground (ID)Paid or permit campsite
• Salmon River CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Sheep Trail CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Star Hope CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Sunny Gulch CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Thatcher CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Timber Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Trap Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Trap Creek Campground - Hwy 21Paid or permit campsite
• Upper O'Brien CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Whiskey Flat CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Wildhorse CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
• Cape Horn Winter Rental CabinCabin, lookout or rental
• Copper Basin Guard StationCabin, lookout or rental
• Stanley Lake CampgroundCabin, lookout or rental
• Custer #1 CampgroundFree or paid (not confirmed)
• Elk Creek Campground - Hwy 21Free or paid (not confirmed)
• Lake View CampgroundFree or paid (not confirmed)
• Monte Cristo Camping AreaFree or paid (not confirmed)
• West Fork Morgan Creek CampgroundFree or paid (not confirmed)

Fees, seasons and closures change. Check with the managing agency before you go. Official data: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Recreation Sites and Trails BC.

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