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Sawtooth National Forest

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

41Campgrounds
4With first-come sites
4Free to camp
$6–$10A night, across 6
100Sites, from 13
4,590–8,380 ftElevation
2States
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 41 of these 41 campgrounds

Where they are

41 of 41 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 41

41 campgrounds
Reservable
Baumgartner Campground
Sawtooth National Forest · ID
from $1031 sites30 with a tent pad1 pull-through siterigs to 76 ft5,780 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Thompson Flat
Sawtooth National Forest · ID
13 sites3 group sitesrigs to 60 ft8,040 fttoilets
Reservable
Porcupine Springs
Sawtooth National Forest · ID
9 sites3 group sitesrigs to 30 ft6,920 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Lake Cleveland - East Side
Sawtooth National Forest · ID
8 sitesrigs to 60 ft8,260 ft
Reservable
Lower Penstemon
Sawtooth National Forest · ID
7 sitesrigs to 30 ft6,610 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Abbott CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · IDfrom $6 · 4,590 ftOpenBoundary (ID)Sawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,100 ftReservableDiamondfield Jack CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 7,000 ftReservableLake Cleveland Campground - West SideSawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 8,380 ftReservablePettit CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,880 ftReservableSchipper CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 4,590 ftReservableSteer Basin CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 5,120 ftReservableTwin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth)Sawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 8,190 ftReservableUpper Penstemon CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID4 sites · 6,660 ftReservableBear Creek Transfer CampSawtooth National Forest · IDFree · 6,030 ftBear Gulch CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID6,000 ftBennett Springs CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID7,410 ftBig HoleSawtooth National Forest · IDFree · 5,240 ftBird Creek CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · IDfrom $6 · 4,690 ftBostetter CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID7,160 ftFirst-comeBoundary Campground and Picnic AreaSawtooth National Forest · ID6,090 ft · drinking waterBowns CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID5,470 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeCanyon Transfer CampSawtooth National Forest · IDfrom $6 · 5,590 ft · drinking waterChaparral CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · IDfrom $6 · 4,620 ftClear Creek CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · UT6,320 ftFirst-comeCopper Creek/Garfield CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID6,540 ftDeer Creek TrailheadSawtooth National Forest · ID6,010 ftEast Fork Baker Creek CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID7,030 ftFather and Sons CampgroundSawtooth National Forest · ID7,290 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
watch
Craters of the Moon National Monumentboundary, grazing · 25 mi
Roadless
Clear Creek7,188 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Harrison29,927 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cache Peak26,138 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sublett7,113 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Third Fork Rock Creek14,252 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Elk Ridge9,993 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
Crooked fire · 23 mi from the nearest campground here · 10,118 acres · 60% contained
Wildfire
Doublesprings fire · 48 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,779 acres · 50% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Sawtooth National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Mike Simpson (R)ID 2nd · 40 campgrounds · grade F
Blake Moore (R)UT 1st · 1 campground · 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