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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

St. Joe National Forest

13 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

13Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
$10–$12A night, across 6
16Sites, from 4
2,400–5,630 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 13 of these 13 campgrounds

Where they are

13 of 13 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 13

13 campgrounds
Reservable
Elk Creek Campground (Clearwater NF)
St. Joe National Forest · ID
13 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,830 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Bald Mountain Lookout (Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, ID)
St. Joe National Forest · ID
1 site1 pull-through site5,340 fttoilets
Reservable
Beaver Creek A-Frame Cabin (ID)
St. Joe National Forest · ID
1 siterigs to 20 ft3,870 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Camp 3 CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 3,190 ftOpenLittle Boulder CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,670 ftFirst-comeOpenMammoth Springs CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $12 · 5,630 ft · drinking waterOpenElk Creek Pavilion (Clearwater NF)St. Joe National Forest · ID1 site · 2,830 ft · drinking waterReservableBig Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 2,400 ftCedar Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 2,760 ftEmerald Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 2,860 ft · drinking waterLaird Park CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,750 ftFirst-comePartridge Creek CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · ID2,990 ftFirst-comeTelichpah CampgroundSt. Joe National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 2,700 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Hammond Creek18,715 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mosquito Fly13,252 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Storm Creek8,193 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Fork30,298 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Big Creek74,622 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Midget Peak6,377 acres · 6 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
Dudley fire · 18 mi from the nearest campground here · 800 acres · 88% contained
Wildfire
Moose Mountain fire · 22 mi from the nearest campground here · 5,832 acres · 25% contained
Wildfire
Little Weitas fire · 40 mi from the nearest campground here · 872 acres · 0% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 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 (R)ID 1st · 13 campgrounds · 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
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