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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Challis National Forest

34 federal campgrounds, 16 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 3 free to camp.

34Campgrounds
16With first-come sites
3Free to camp
$5–$30A night, across 11
131Sites, from 16
5,620–8,150 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 34 of these 34 campgrounds

Where they are

34 of 34 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 34

34 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Sunny Gulch Campground
Challis National Forest · ID
46 sites45 with a tent pad1 group siterigs to 35 ft6,450 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Stanley Lake Campground
Challis National Forest · ID
40 sites5 group sitesrigs to 52 ft6,540 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Trap Creek Campground
Challis National Forest · ID
1 site1 group siterigs to 30 ft6,690 fttoilets
Reservable
Sheep Trail Campground
Challis National Forest · ID
5 sites2 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 99 ft6,590 fttoilets
Reservable
Copper Basin Guard Station
Challis National Forest · ID
1 siterigs to 35 ft7,830 fttoilets
Reservable
Elk Creek Campground (Sawtooth NF)
Challis National Forest · ID
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 40 ft6,520 fttoilets
Reservable
Loristica Group Campground
Challis National Forest · ID
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 25 ft7,760 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Casino CreekChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,130 ftReservableOpenHolman Creek CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 5,620 ftReservableOpenIron Creek Campground (ID)Challis National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,700 ftReservableOpenLower O'Brien CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 5,890 ftReservableOpenMormon Bend CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,100 ftReservableOpenRiverside Campground (ID)Challis National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,120 ftReservableOpenSalmon River CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,140 ftReservableOpenUpper O'Brien CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 5,850 ftReservableOpenWhiskey Flat CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID4 sites · 5,650 ftReservableOpenElk Creek Campground - Hwy 21Challis National Forest · ID5,910 ftOpenBig Creek CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDFree · 6,540 ftFirst-comeBlind Creek CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $5 · 6,000 ftFirst-comeCuster #1 CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID6,660 ftFirst-comeFlat Rock CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 6,090 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeIron Bog CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 7,170 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeLake Creek Trailhead & CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $5 · 8,020 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeLoristica Group CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $30 · 8,150 ftMill Creek Trailhead & CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $5 · 7,160 ftFirst-comeMorse Creek CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDFree · 6,250 ftFirst-comeMosquito Flat Reservoir CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDFree · 6,960 ftFirst-comeMt. Borah Trailhead and Camping AreaChallis National Forest · IDfrom $5 · 7,330 ftFirst-comePhi Kappa CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 7,450 ft · drinking waterFirst-comePole Flat CampgroundChallis National Forest · ID6,160 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeStar Hope CampgroundChallis National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 7,900 ft · drinking waterFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
watch
Craters of the Moon National Monumentboundary, grazing · 20 mi
Roadless
Pioneer Mountains172,335 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Loon Creek3,157 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Camas Creek68,509 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Greylock11,825 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Copper Basin10,937 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Challis Creek44,306 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.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Doublesprings fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,779 acres · 50% contained
Wildfire
Crooked fire · 36 mi from the nearest campground here · 10,118 acres · 60% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Challis 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 · 34 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