About Big Eightmile Campground/Trailhead
10 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings on Big Eightmile Creek. Several dirt roads and trails in the area are open to hiking and mountain biking. Travel up Eighmile Creek Canyon, up Dairy Creek Canyon, or to the historic Blue Jay Mine. Never go into abandoned mine shafts!
- Season: 5/15
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 12 mi southwest of Leadore, ID · 44.60874, -113.57731
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: Jul–Aug (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Eightmile Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Big Eight Mile | ATV road | at camp | 5.8 mi |
| Patterson | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 8.7 mi |
| Big Eightmile | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 6.0 mi |
| Dairy Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 2.5 mi |
| Devils Lake | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.3 mi | 1.3 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.Camps nearby
- Morse Creek Campground 10.5 mi
- Big Creek Campground 11.6 mi
- Leadore Ranger District 11.7 mi
- Lema's RV Park & Store 11.9 mi
- Mcfarland Campground 13.4 mi
- Bear Valley Horse Camp 16.1 mi