Salmon River Campground
Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.
More like this: first-come in Idaho
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | May to September |
| Forest | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Fees | Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information |
| Rules | Pets must be on a leash. All occupancy (includes developed/dispersed camping, boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, tents, etc): Occupancy limit is 10 days in a 30 day period within a 30 mile radius for all of SNRA. Campers must occupy the site the first night and cannot go more than 24 hours thereafter without occupying the site. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 44.2486° N, 114.8691° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
31 mi from the campground
- PrescribedParadise Rx
37 mi from the campground
- PrescribedBartlett Creek Rx
41 mi from the campground · 2,000 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 39.2 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 2.8 mi
- 5.8 miAlpine Way Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 8 miSandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location ↗Boat launch
- 8.1 miOrval Hansen Point Beach ↗Swimming
- 12.1 miSnyder Springs Picnic Area ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 0.6 miLittle Casino Creek ↗5.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 0.6 miMartin-Big Casino ↗15 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 2.3 miLower Basin2.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 2.4 miFour Aces2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 2.7 miNip and Tuck1.1 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 3 miCove Hot Springs0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 2.8 miBasin Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead ↗Salmon-Challis National Forest
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Sawtooth National Forest.
- inSawtooth National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,190,139 acres
- 5.4 miBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
- 6.9 miCecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 90,776 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Stanley Ranger StationBuilding · Stanley · 3.4 mi
- Niece Brothers' StoreBuilding · Stanley · 4.1 mi
- Ivan W. Day HouseBuilding · Stanley · 4.3 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Salmon River Campground?
No. Salmon River Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Salmon River Campground?
Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information
Source: Forest Service
Is Salmon River Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season May to September.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Salmon River Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Casino Creek (0.9 mi, first-come), Riverside Campground (1.6 mi, first-come), and Mormon Bend Campground (1.7 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby