About Bighorn Crags Campground
14 campsites with picnic tables and fire grates near the main trailhead for the Bighorn Crags in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Separate area for horse camping with corrals and water troughs. Campground has piped drinking water, vault toilets but no garbage collection services on site. This is an area of rugged mountains, lakes, and hoodoos. Trails climb up into a highly popular region of the wilderness, winding past numerous lakes and fascinating geologic formations.
- Fees: $4 per night for single unit is charged for overnight use of this site.
- Season: 7/1
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 31 mi west of Salmon, ID · 45.10338, -114.52676
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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: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crags Horse Alternate | Horse | 0.1 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Bighorn Crags | Horse | 0.1 mi | 29.8 mi |
| Golden Trout Lake | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Crags | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 10.8 mi |
| Crags C G | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Upper Yellowjacket Cr. | Horse | 0.7 mi | 11.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Yellowjacket Lake Campground 2.8 mi
- Beagle Creek Camping Area 7.6 mi
- Yellowjacket Guard Station 7.8 mi
- Fish Camp 9.7 mi
- Big Pine 9.8 mi
- Love Bar 9.8 mi