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Kaniksu National Forest

29 federal campgrounds, 5 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 3 free to camp.

29Campgrounds
5With first-come sites
3Free to camp
$15A night at all 2 priced
218Sites, from 15
2,060–6,410 ftElevation
3States
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 29 of these 29 campgrounds

Where they are

29 of 29 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 29

29 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
South Skookum Lake
Kaniksu National Forest · WA
25 sites1 hike-in siterigs to 54 ft3,550 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Sam Owen
Kaniksu National Forest · ID
82 sites6 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 60 ft2,080 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Luby Bay
Kaniksu National Forest · ID
56 sites3 pull-through sitesrigs to 65 ft2,460 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Green Bay Campground
Kaniksu National Forest · ID
17 sites17 walk-in sites17 hike-in sites2,080 ft
Reservable
Osprey
Kaniksu National Forest · ID
16 sitesrigs to 64 ft2,520 fttoilets
Reservable
Panhandle
Kaniksu National Forest · WA
13 sitesrigs to 33 ft2,060 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Bull River Guard Station
Kaniksu National Forest · MT
1 site1 pull-through site2,300 fttoilets
Reservable
Bull River Pavilion
Kaniksu National Forest · MT
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 60 ft2,230 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Copper Creek CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · IDfrom $15 · 2,620 ft · drinking waterOpenMeadow Creek CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · IDfrom $15 · 2,300 ft · drinking waterOpenSolomon Lake FishingKaniksu National Forest · IDFree · 3,350 ftOpenBad Medicine CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · MT2,330 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeBartoo Island Group Site/CampgroundsKaniksu National Forest · ID2,620 ftBrowns Lake CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · WA3,440 ftFirst-comeBull River Campground and Group SiteKaniksu National Forest · MT2,220 ft · drinking waterJackpine Flats CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · MT3,010 ftFirst-comeLuby Bay CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · ID2,500 ft · drinking waterNorth Shore CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · MT2,340 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOutlet at Priest Lake CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · ID2,500 ft · drinking waterSmith Lake CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · IDFree · 3,020 ft · drinking waterWhiskey Rock Bay CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · IDFree · 2,080 ftWillow Creek CampgroundKaniksu National Forest · MT3,580 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Roadless
Hellroaring1,747 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Buckhorn Ridge2,943 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Buckhorn Ridge6,710 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Berray Mountain9,119 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Trestle Peak7,442 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Scotchman Peaks53,909 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
Upper Smith fire · 3.8 mi from the nearest campground here · 4,848 acres · 41% contained
Wildfire
Parker Lake fire · 5.6 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,531 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Porcupine fire · 6.6 mi from the nearest campground here · 180 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Pyramid fire · 8.6 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Silver fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,593 acres · 30% contained
Wildfire
Dudley fire · 16 mi from the nearest campground here · 800 acres · 88% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Kaniksu National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Russ Fulcher (R)ID 1st · 16 campgrounds · grade F
Ryan Zinke (R)MT 1st · 10 campgrounds · grade F
Michael Baumgartner (R)WA 5th · 3 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
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