Antelope Campground

6 mi northwest of Smiths Ferry, ID · Verizon 4G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Antelope Campground

A tent-only group site for up to 30 people and additional single-family sites have picnic tables and campfire rings. Vault toilets and hand-pumped drinking water are provided; some sites are reservable and others first-come.

Fees: Fee
Season: Seasonal
Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 6 mi northwest of Smiths Ferry, ID · 44.33512, -116.18676

Amenities:

ToiletsDrinking waterPicnic tablesGrillsTents allowedRVs allowedMotorhomes allowed

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

33°

20°Jan

37°

21°Feb

45°

25°Mar

52°

30°Apr

62°

38°May

70°

45°Jun

82°

55°Jul

82°

53°Aug

72°

45°Sep

56°

35°Oct

40°

26°Nov

32°

19°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Antelope Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Antelope Camp Ground	ATV road	at camp	0.5 mi
Antelope Boat Ramp	ATV road	0.1 mi	0.1 mi
Sagehen Reservoir	Hiking	0.1 mi	4.4 mi
Sagehen A	Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.3 mi	3.8 mi
Sagehen Nature Trail	Hiking	0.7 mi	0.5 mi
Sagehen C	Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.8 mi	1.0 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 14.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Shady Pines Campground 0.1 mi
Cartwright Ridge Campground 0.2 mi
Sagehen Creek 0.5 mi
Eastside Campground (Group ONLY) 0.6 mi
Hollywood Campground 0.7 mi
Campsite · 1 mi SW of Smiths Ferry 5.3 mi