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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Caribou National Forest

Here, one in twelve take walk-ups.

24Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
$13–$20A night, across 7
150Sites, from 17
5,160–7,200 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 24 of these 24 campgrounds

Where they are

24 of 24 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

24 campgrounds
CalamityReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $202 pull-through sites41 sitesrigs to 50 ft5,660 ftdrinking watertoiletsFalls CampgroundReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $202 pull-through sites1 group site25 sitesrigs to 120 ft5,270 ftdrinking watertoiletsSummit View CampgroundReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $173 pull-through sites3 group sites21 sitesrigs to 60 ft7,200 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Springs - CaribouReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $202 with a tent pad1 pull-through site16 sitesrigs to 70 ft6,330 ftdrinking watertoiletsMontpelier Canyon CampgroundReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $1315 sitesrigs to 30 ft6,230 fttoiletsScout Mountain CampgroundReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $201 pull-through site1 group site14 sitesrigs to 70 ft6,530 ftdrinking watertoiletsMalad Summit CampgroundReservableCaribou National Forest · IDfrom $203 pull-through sites1 group site8 sitesrigs to 125 ft6,190 ftdrinking watertoiletsCaribou Mountain Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $601 site6,440 fttoiletsClear Creek Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $351 site6,900 ftDiamond Creek Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $351 pull-through site1 site6,900 fttoiletsJensen CabinReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $951 site5,890 ftdrinking watertoiletsJohnson Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $601 site6,940 fttoiletsMalad Summit Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · ID1 siterigs to 50 ft6,000 ftdrinking watertoiletsMink Creek Group Site CampgroundReservableSeasonalCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $801 pull-through site1 group site1 siterigs to 50 ft5,160 ftdrinking watertoiletsPebble Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $601 siterigs to 50 ft6,280 ftdrinking watertoiletsStump Creek Guard StationReservableCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $601 site6,220 ftdrinking watertoiletsThird Creek Group SiteReservableSeasonalCaribou National Forest · IDSites from $801 pull-through site1 group site1 siterigs to 65 ft5,500 ftdrinking watertoiletsBlowout CampgroundFirst-comeCaribou National Forest · ID5,580 ftDry Canyon CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,310 fttoiletsGravel Creek CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,620 ftMcCoy Creek CampgroundFirst-comeCaribou National Forest · ID5,620 ftMill Canyon CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,600 ftPine Bar CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,310 ftTincup CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID5,850 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Clarkston Mtn.15,530 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Scout Mtn.22,622 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Hell Hole5,312 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bonneville Pk32,185 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Deep Creek7,093 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pole Creek3,669 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Caribou National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Mike Simpson, official portrait
Mike Simpson (R)ID 2nd · 24 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly