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Horse camp · USDA Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest Fees: FEE AREA- Double Units $14.00/night Single Units $10.00/night Group Reservation Area $75.00/night Loops A, B, & C are reserved through www.recreation.gov as well as 4 single sites in Loop D Season: May Overview Porcupine Springs Campground is located along the scenic Rock Creek Road, in southern Idaho. It sits at an elevation of 6,950 feet. Visitors enjoy the area for its abundance of trails and scenic beauty. Recreation Numerous hiking, biking, horseback riding and off-road vehicle trails begin within or near the campground, including Porcupine Springs, Ross Falls, Rim View, Pike Mountain and Third Fork trails. Fishing is popular on Rock Creek. Facilities This large campground contains three group sites that each accommodate up to 50 and 100 people. The recently updated sites are accessible and equipped with picnic tables, grills, serving and utility tables and campfire circles. The group site on Loop C has large corrals for horses. Several single-family campsites are available as well. Each is equipped with a picnic table, campfire ring, grill and a utility table. Additional… Getting there: From Hansen, Idaho, travel south on County Road G3 for approximately 31 miles. The road becomes Forest Road 515. Continue on FR 515 as it becomes gravel and turns into Forest Road 500. The Porcupine Springs Campground sign will be on the left. Rules: Occupancy: The following act is prohibited within the Minidoka Ranger District: Pursuant to 36 CFR 262.58 (a), camping in any area including a developed recreation site or an undeveloped/dispersed recreation site for more than 14 (fourteen) days in a 28 (twenty-eight) day period. A camper or a group of persons camping together must move off of National Forest lands within the Minidoka Ranger… Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234191 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: Don Christensen USFS, Minidoka Ranger District
Official information from the managing agency. Fees, seasons and closures change; check before you go.
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