About Canyon Transfer Camp
Canyon Campground is a non-reservation campground composed of 7 single units and 3 group sites on Big Smoky Creek. Campground amenities include picnic tables, fire rings, drinking water, restrooms, horse corrals and a stock loading station. The Big Smoky Trail 072 begins at the north end of the campground and leads to Skillern Hot Springs. Big Smoky trail is open to non-motorized travel and motorcycles. Numerous trails split off of the main Big Smoky Trail, some of them are only open to non-motorized travel. Please be sure to pick up a Motor Vehicle Use Map from the local Ranger Station.
- Fees: Fees will be charged from mid-May through October 31st. $6.00 per night fee for single sites, $12.00 per night for double sites.
- Managed by: Sawtooth National Forest, FS
- Where: 20 mi north of Fairfield, ID · 43.6279, -114.8589
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–Apr.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon C G | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Big Smoky | ATV road | at camp | 1.4 mi |
| Big Smoky | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 18.6 mi |
| Calf Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.3 mi | 2.5 mi |
| Paradise Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 13.5 mi |
| Barlow Creek | Horse | 0.9 mi | 8.9 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: Ketchum (Dark Sky Community), 25 mi.
Camps nearby
- Bowns Campground 1.8 mi
- Big Hole 5.3 mi
- Five Points Campground 6.2 mi
- Bear Creek Transfer Camp 7.1 mi
- Pioneer Campground 9.6 mi
- Baumgartner Campground 10.7 mi