About Basin Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
This trailhead has hitching rails and dispersed campsites. No toilet or drinking water is available. Lower Basin Trail 4349, begins at this point. It connects with several other trails in the Basin Creek area
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 6 mi northeast of Stanley, ID · 44.28884, -114.8644
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Sep–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Basin | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 3.0 mi |
| East Basin | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 4.0 mi |
| Basin Creek | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 2.7 mi |
| Kelly Creek Trail | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Hay-Knapp Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.8 mi | 29.8 mi |
| Martin-Big Casino | Dirt bike | 2.4 mi | 13.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve (Dark Sky Reserve), 18 mi.
Dump station: 7.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Riverside Campground 1.7 mi
- Campsite · 7 mi NE of Stanley 1.9 mi
- Mormon Bend Campground 2.2 mi
- Casino Creek Campground 2.3 mi
- Wild camping with pit toilet 2.5 mi
- Salmon River Campground 2.7 mi