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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Clearwater National Forest

Here, 58% take walk-ups.

24Campgrounds
14Take walk-ups
2Free to camp
$14–$50A night, across 3
111Sites, from 10
1,540–6,690 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
Wilderness GatewayReservableClearwater National Forest · IDfrom $144 pull-through sites1 group site69 sitesrigs to 99 ft2,180 ftdrinking watertoiletsPowell CampgroundReservableClearwater National Forest · IDfrom $1416 with a tent pad5 pull-through sites34 sitesrigs to 200 ft3,510 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsCastle Butte LookoutReservableClearwater National Forest · IDSites from $451 site6,590 fttoiletsCold Springs Peak Cabin - Clearwater NF (ID)ReservableClearwater National Forest · ID1 site6,690 fttoiletsKelly Forks CabinReservableClearwater National Forest · IDSites from $651 site2,730 fthookupstoiletsLiz Butte CabinReservableClearwater National Forest · ID1 site6,070 ftLiz Creek CabinReservableClearwater National Forest · IDSites from $401 site3,510 ftScurvy Mountain LookoutReservableClearwater National Forest · IDSites from $451 site6,690 fttoiletsWalde Lookout CabinReservableClearwater National Forest · ID1 site4,780 fttoiletsCedars CampgroundFirst-comeOpenClearwater National Forest · ID3,650 ftKnife Edge Campground and River AccessFirst-comeOpenClearwater National Forest · IDFree2,010 fttoiletsLolo Creek CampgroundFirst-comeOpenClearwater National Forest · ID2,850 ftWeitas Creek CampgroundFirst-comeOpenClearwater National Forest · IDFree2,360 ftWhite Sands CampgroundFirst-comeOpenClearwater National Forest · ID3,440 ftGlade Creek CampgroundReservableClearwater National Forest · IDfrom $501 group site1 siterigs to 24 ft1,610 fttoiletsApgar CampgroundFirst-comeClearwater National Forest · ID1,570 fttoiletsAquarius Campground and Purple Beach Group SiteFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID1,710 ftElk Summit CampgroundFirst-comeClearwater National Forest · ID5,830 ftHidden Creek CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID3,320 ftKelly Forks CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID2,740 ftNoe Creek CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID2,510 ftWashington Creek CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID2,110 ftdrinking waterWhitehouse CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID3,300 ftWild Goose CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalClearwater National Forest · ID1,540 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
developing
Bitterroot National Forestmining, logging · 23 mi
Roadless
Siwash9,464 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Moose Mountain21,018 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Middle Fork Face10,411 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pot Mountain51,448 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rackliff - Gedney35,820 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bighorn - Weitas254,054 acres · 6 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 · Oct 4, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
North Fork Lost Horse fire · 19 mi from the nearest campground here · 118 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Nugget Hill fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 70 acres
Wildfire
Slate fire · 43 mi from the nearest campground here · 2 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 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, official portrait
Russ Fulcher (R)ID 1st · 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