About Big Creek Campground
Located next to the Big Creek airstrip this four-unit campground offers a good staging place to access the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The small campground is popular with pilots camping overnight in Big Creek. The campground is near the Big Creek Work Station. Facilities include an accessible toilet and drinking water. Pack in/pack out. No hook-ups. Typical open season is early July through October. Nearby trail access from National Forest Road 371 includes the Big Creek/Smith Creek trailhead to the north, or the Lick Creek Trailhead to the south. Visitors may enjoy fishing in Big Creek.
- Fees: $10 single units.
- Season: Seasonal
- Managed by: USFS - Payette National Forest
- Where: 14 mi northeast of Yellow Pine, ID · 45.12758, -115.32314
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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.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Big Creek- Smith Creek | ATV road | at camp | 6.9 mi |
| Golden Cup Mine | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 4.2 mi |
| Cougar Basin | Horse | 1.8 mi | 15.8 mi |
| Golden Cup Mine East Fork | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.8 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Big Creek | Horse | 2.0 mi | 33.3 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: Ponderosa State Park Star Party (Astronomy festival), 41 mi.
Camps nearby
- Shiefer Campground 12.9 mi
- Murph's RV Park 13.8 mi
- Old East Fork Camping Area 14.6 mi
- Yellow Pine Campground 14.6 mi
- Golden Gate Campground 15.4 mi
- Johnson Creek Guard Station 15.7 mi