Herd Creek Watershed Area of Critical Environmental Concern

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

2Campgrounds

1With first-come sites

6,960–9,080 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

2 campgrounds

Herd Lake CampgroundHerd Creek Watershed Area of Critical Environmental Concern · ID6,960 ftFirst-come Upper Lake Creek CampgroundHerd Creek Watershed Area of Critical Environmental Concern · ID9,080 ft

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Boulder - White Clouds139,235 acres · 8 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

Doublesprings fire · 22 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,779 acres · 50% contained

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 5, 2026

Who answers for this land

Herd Creek Watershed Area of Critical Environmental Concern’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 · 2 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