Big Bayhorse Campground

11 mi southwest of Challis, ID · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jul–Augbest months

About Big Bayhorse Campground

A beautiful high mountain lake is the setting for this out of the way campground. Plenty of fishing in lake and streams. Good hiking and ATV trail access. Campsite facilities include picnic tables and fire rings with cooking grills. Within the campground there are vault toilets and a day use picnic area. On Bayhorse Lake campers will find a boat launch and two boat docks for use by non-motorized watercraft. This dirt road is narrow and steep and while trailers are allowed, caution is advised; best fit for trailers and motorhomes less than 32 feet long. No drinking water is on site, and please pack out your trash.

Season: 7/1
Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
Where: 11 mi southwest of Challis, ID · 44.41063, -114.39909

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingOff-road (OHV)

Amenities:

ToiletsPicnic tablesGrillsRVs allowedMotorhomes allowed

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

Weather by month

30°

10°Jan

32°

10°Feb

39°

15°Mar

44°

20°Apr

53°

29°May

61°

35°Jun

72°

42°Jul

71°

41°Aug

62°

35°Sep

48°

25°Oct

34°

15°Nov

27°

9°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.

See Big Bayhorse Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Bayhorse	ATV road	at camp	4.1 mi
Bayhorse Lake C G	ATV road	at camp	0.2 mi
Trealor Creek	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	at camp	4.3 mi
Little Bayhorse Trail	Hiking	0.1 mi	0.7 mi
Bayhorse Lake Handicapp Access	Hiking	0.1 mi	0.3 mi
Beef Pasture-Bayhorse	Horse	0.6 mi	4.1 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

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: 9.8 mi
Water fill-up: 13.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Little Bayhorse Camping Area 0.6 mi
Buster Lake Trailhead 2.2 mi
Mill Creek Campground 4.7 mi
Bayhorse Recreation Site 7 mi
Mosquito Flat Reservoir Campground 7.6 mi
Deadman Hole Campground 7.8 mi