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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Caribou National Forest

20 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

20Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
84Sites, from 15
5,160–7,200 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 20 of these 20 campgrounds

Where they are

20 of 20 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 20

20 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Mink Creek Group Site Campground
Caribou National Forest · ID
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 50 ft5,160 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Third Creek Group Site
Caribou National Forest · ID
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 65 ft5,500 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Summit View Campground
Caribou National Forest · ID
21 sites3 pull-through sites3 group sitesrigs to 60 ft7,200 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Big Springs - Caribou
Caribou National Forest · ID
16 sites2 with a tent pad1 pull-through siterigs to 70 ft6,330 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Montpelier Canyon Campground
Caribou National Forest · ID
15 sitesrigs to 30 ft6,230 fttoilets
Reservable
Scout Mountain Campground
Caribou National Forest · ID
14 sites1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 70 ft6,530 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Malad Summit Campground
Caribou National Forest · ID
8 sites3 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 125 ft6,190 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Caribou Mountain Guard Station
Caribou National Forest · ID
1 site6,440 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Dry Canyon CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,310 ftGravel Creek CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,620 ftMcCoy Creek CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID5,620 ftFirst-comeMill Canyon CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID6,600 ftTincup CampgroundCaribou National Forest · ID5,850 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 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

Heads up

Wildfire
Little Beaver fire · 5.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 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 (R)ID 2nd · 20 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
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly