U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

St. Joe National Forest

Here, one in seven take walk-ups.

20Campgrounds
3Take walk-ups
$10–$20A night, across 11
25Sites, from 7
2,400–6,190 ftElevation

Where they are

20 of 20 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

20 campgrounds
Mammoth Springs CampgroundOpenSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $125,630 ftdrinking watertoiletsElk Creek Campground (Clearwater NF)ReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $2013 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,830 ftdrinking watertoiletsLine Creek Stock CampgroundReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $107 sites3,740 fttoiletsArid Peak LookoutReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDSites from $451 hike-in site1 site5,270 fttoiletsBald Mountain Lookout (Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, ID)ReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDSites from $451 pull-through site1 site5,340 fttoiletsBeaver Creek A-Frame Cabin (ID)ReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDSites from $551 siterigs to 20 ft3,870 fttoiletsRed Ives CabinReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDSites from $1001 with a bear box1 pull-through site1 site3,720 fttoiletsSurveyors LookoutReservableSt. Joe National Forest · IDSites from $551 site6,190 ftTurner Flat CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,710 ftdrinking watertoiletsLittle Boulder CampgroundFirst-comeOpenSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,670 ftBig Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $102,400 fttoiletsCamp 3 CampgroundSeasonalSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $103,190 fttoiletsCedar Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $102,760 fttoiletsConrad Crossing CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $123,310 ftdrinking watertoiletsEmerald Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $102,860 ftdrinking watertoiletsFly Flat CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $123,470 ftdrinking watertoiletsLaird Park CampgroundFirst-comeSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,750 ftPartridge Creek CampgroundFirst-comeSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,990 ftTelichpah CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $102,700 fttoiletsTin Can Flat CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $122,770 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Mallard Larkins121,053 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Hammond Creek18,715 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Midget Peak6,377 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mosquito Fly13,252 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rolland Point6,472 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Fork30,298 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.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 4, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Nugget Hill fire · 3.4 mi from the nearest campground here · 70 acres
Wildfire
Slate fire · 8.4 mi from the nearest campground here · 2 acres
Wildfire
Easy fire · 43 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 2026

Who answers for this land

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

Russ Fulcher, official portrait
Russ Fulcher (R)ID 1st · 20 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly