U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Salmon National Forest

Here, 31% take walk-ups.

13Campgrounds
4Take walk-ups
1Free to camp
$5–$15A night, across 3
3Sites, from 2
2,990–9,150 ftElevation

Where they are

13 of 13 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Oreana7,574 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Taylor Mountain46,620 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
South Panther6,336 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Perreau Creek8,164 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Napias9,287 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Deep Creek7,145 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.

Heads up

Wildfire
Sand Creek fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here · 35,520 acres · 83% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 19, 2026

Who answers for this land

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

Mike Simpson, official portrait
Mike Simpson (R)ID 2nd · 13 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly