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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Clearwater National Forest

8 federal campgrounds, 6 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

8Campgrounds
6With first-come sites
2Sites, from 2
1,710–4,780 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 8 of these 8 campgrounds

Where they are

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

The campgrounds · 8

8 campgrounds
Reservable
Kelly Forks Cabin
Clearwater National Forest · ID
1 site2,730 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Walde Lookout Cabin
Clearwater National Forest · ID
1 site4,780 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Aquarius Campground and Purple Beach Group SiteClearwater National Forest · ID1,710 ftFirst-comeOpenCedars CampgroundClearwater National Forest · ID3,650 ftFirst-comeOpenHidden Creek CampgroundClearwater National Forest · ID3,320 ftFirst-comeOpenKelly Forks CampgroundClearwater National Forest · ID2,740 ftFirst-comeOpenNoe Creek CampgroundClearwater National Forest · ID2,510 ftFirst-comeOpenWashington Creek CampgroundClearwater National Forest · ID2,110 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpen
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Siwash9,464 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pot Mountain51,448 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rawhide5,832 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Moose Mountain21,018 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bighorn - Weitas254,054 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Meadow Creek - Upper North Fork46,452 acres · 7 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
Moose Mountain fire · 4.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 5,832 acres · 25% contained
Wildfire
Little Weitas fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here · 872 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Three Links fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 927 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Cascade fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,475 acres · 50% contained
Wildfire
Grotto fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 3,856 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Wolf Creek fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,643 acres · 25% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

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

Russ Fulcher (R)ID 1st · 8 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