About Bear Creek Transfer Camp
Bear Creek Transfer Camp is located 32 miles north of Fairfield. Travel over Fleck Summit on Road No. 012. Once at the summer home area, turn onto Road No. 079 and continue north past the Methodist Church Camp then turn left on to Road No. 889 and look for the entrance sign. The transfer camp offers 6 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings along with corrals and mangers with barrier-free stock loading ramps and stock water. There is one restroom available.
- Fees: This is a no charge campsite.
- Season: May
- Managed by: Sawtooth National Forest, FS
- Where: 27 mi west of Ketchum, ID · 43.72722, -114.90056
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–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Creek Jeep Trail | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 8.9 mi |
| Bear Creek Jeep Trail | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 6.2 mi |
| Emma Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.8 mi | 6.4 mi |
| High Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Ross Fork Horse Trail | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 5.1 mi |
| Paradise Timber | ATV road | 1.1 mi | 7.8 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), 21 mi.
Camps nearby
- Canyon Transfer Camp 7.1 mi
- Bowns Campground 8.4 mi
- Big Hole 9.8 mi
- Chemeketan Campground - Salmon River Headwaters 11.1 mi
- Power Plant Campground 11.6 mi
- Alturas Lake Inlet 12 mi