Bureau of Land Management · Wild and Scenic River · Idaho

Salmon River

3 campgrounds here, none of them walk-up.

3Campgrounds
$15A night at all 3 priced
44Sites
3,770–4,040 ftElevation

Where they are

3 of 3 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

The campgrounds · 3

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Sal Mountain13,963 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Perreau Creek8,164 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Jesse Creek13,994 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Napias9,287 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
West Big Hole84,341 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Phelan13,018 acres · 10 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 · 33 mi from the nearest campground here · 35,509 acres · 36% contained
Wildfire
Skull fire · 38 mi from the nearest campground here · 67 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Bobcat Lakes fire · 41 mi from the nearest campground here · 10,895 acres · 66% contained
Wildfire
Anchor lake fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Scimitar fire · 46 mi from the nearest campground here · 334 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Cooper fire · 49 mi from the nearest campground here · 310 acres · 0% contained

Who answers for this land

Salmon River’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 · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly