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Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River

19 federal campgrounds, 9 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 4 free to camp.

19Campgrounds
9With first-come sites
4Free to camp
$8–$50A night, across 5
141Sites, from 6
1,540–4,070 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 19 of these 19 campgrounds

Where they are

19 of 19 mapped
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 19

19 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Johnson Bar Group Site
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID
1 site1 group site1,560 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Wilderness Gateway
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID
71 sites4 pull-through sites2 group sitesrigs to 99 ft2,180 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Powell Campground
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID
35 sites16 with a tent pad5 pull-through sitesrigs to 200 ft3,510 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Ohara
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID
32 sitesrigs to 45 ft1,640 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Magruder Rangers House
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID
1 siterigs to 50 ft4,070 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Indian Creek Campground
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID
3,370 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
CCC CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDFree · 1,540 ftFirst-comeOpenKnife Edge Campground and River AccessMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDFree · 2,010 ftFirst-comeOpenO'Hara CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDfrom $14 · 1,560 ftOpenRackliff CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDfrom $8 · 1,880 ftFirst-comeOpenSelway Falls CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDfrom $8 · 2,450 ftFirst-comeOpenSlide Creek Dispersed SiteMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDFree · 1,640 ftOpenTwenty-mile Bar Dispersed SiteMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDFree · 1,680 ftFirst-comeOpenWhitehouse CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID3,300 ftFirst-comeOpenWild Goose CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID1,540 ftFirst-comeOpenGlade Creek CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDfrom $50 · 1 site · rigs to 24 ft · 1,610 ftReservableApgar CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID1,570 ftFirst-comeBoyd Creek CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · IDfrom $8 · 1,840 ftFirst-comeMagruder Crossing CampgroundMiddle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River · ID3,700 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Rackliff - Gedney54,622 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Middle Fork Of The Clearwater National Recreation River NWSR26 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Middle Fork Face10,411 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rackliff - Gedney35,820 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Ohara - Falls Creek25,357 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Lochsa Slope115,484 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.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Scimitar fire · 3.4 mi from the nearest campground here · 334 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Swamp fire · 7.5 mi from the nearest campground here · 45 acres
Wildfire
Wolf Creek fire · 8.8 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,643 acres · 25% contained
Wildfire
Cascade fire · 8.8 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,475 acres · 50% contained
Wildfire
Cooper fire · 10 mi from the nearest campground here · 310 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Little Weitas fire · 11 mi from the nearest campground here · 872 acres · 0% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River’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 · 19 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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