Banner Creek Campground
A nice campground along Highway 21 in the trees with a small creek running through. Campground has 5 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings with cooking grills. The campground amemities include a vault toilet. No drinking water is available and the campground is limited to trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long; there are no hookups within the campground.
More like this: first-come in Idaho
Season & status
| Season | 6/15 |
| Forest | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Booking | No reservations taken |
| Fees | $5/night for single unit |
| Rules | 16 foot RV length |
Weather by month
Getting there
From Stanley:Drive 21 miles northwest on Highway 75, campground is on the left side of the Hwy. From Boise:Drive 111 miles NE on Highway 21 towards Stanley. Look for campsite on right side of highway.
| Coordinates | 44.3534° N, 115.2145° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
21 mi from the campground
- PrescribedParadise Rx
47 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or photos 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
- 4 mi
- 4 mi
Trails nearby
- 0.3 miCape Horn Cr User 10.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 0.3 miStanley/ Landmark Trail, Rd #1 ↗9.5 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.5 miCape Horn Cr User 20.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 1.9 miCopper Mountain Trail - Winter0.6 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
- 2.8 miLola Creek3.3 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.8 miBear Valley Snowmobile ↗33.2 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
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 Boise National Forest.
- inBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
- 8.8 miSawtooth National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,190,139 acres
- 10 miSalmon-Challis National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 4,396,382 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
- Ivan W. Day HouseBuilding · Stanley · 14.2 mi
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Banner Creek Campground?
No. Banner Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. No reservations taken Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Banner Creek Campground?
$5/night for single unit
Source: Forest Service
What if Banner Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bench Creek Campground (2.6 mi, first-come), Thatcher Campground (3.6 mi, first-come), and Lola Creek Campground (4.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby