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 mappedDrawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshadeSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026
The campgrounds
20 campgrounds
Mammoth Springs CampgroundOpenfrom $125,630 ftdrinking watertoilets
Elk Creek Campground (Clearwater NF)Reservablefrom $2013 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,830 ftdrinking watertoilets
Line Creek Stock CampgroundReservablefrom $107 sites3,740 fttoilets
Arid Peak LookoutReservableSites from $451 hike-in site1 site5,270 fttoilets
Bald Mountain Lookout (Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, ID)ReservableSites from $451 pull-through site1 site5,340 fttoilets
Beaver Creek A-Frame Cabin (ID)ReservableSites from $551 siterigs to 20 ft3,870 fttoilets
Red Ives CabinReservableSites from $1001 with a bear box1 pull-through site1 site3,720 fttoilets
Surveyors LookoutReservableSites from $551 site6,190 ftSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026
This land
measured from the nearest campground in the unitRoadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
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 · 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.
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly
