About Blind Creek Campground
This campground is the first of several campsites along the canyon formed by the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Fishing for rainbow trout in the river, and interpretive and historical tours available nearby. Each site has picnic tables, fire rings with cooking grills. There is a Vault toilet. The sites accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet.
- Fees: $5.00/site per night
- Season: 5/22
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 11 mi northeast of Stanley, ID · 44.28134, -114.73277
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Creek C G | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| American Cr. | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Lower Muley Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.0 mi | 4.4 mi |
| Lower Muley Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.0 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Hay-Knapp Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 29.8 mi |
| Silver Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.6 mi | 2.9 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), 18 mi.
Dump station: 13.7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Flat Rock Campground 0.9 mi
- Elk Creek Campground - Hwy 21 1.2 mi
- Dutchman Flat Dispersed Campground 1.2 mi
- Campsite · 11 mi E of Stanley 1.4 mi
- Pole Flat Campground 1.7 mi
- Stovepipe Springs 1.8 mi