About Chamberlain Basin Camping Area
This very rustic dispersed campground is located adjacent to the Chamberlain Basin aristrip and is used primarily by pilots and their families flying in for the night. During hunting season it is also used as a staging area for outfitters and guides. Campground has outhouses and fire rings but no tables.
- Managed by: USFS - Payette National Forest
- Where: 32 mi northeast of Yellow Pine, ID · 45.37261, -115.20131
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain | Horse | at camp | 45.1 mi |
| Cold Meadows | Horse | 0.1 mi | 37.6 mi |
| Chamberlain Creek | Horse | 0.2 mi | 18.1 mi |
| Mosquito Ridge | Horse | 0.2 mi | 29.1 mi |
| Flossie Lake | Horse | 0.7 mi | 6.5 mi |
| Queen Creek | Horse | 1.9 mi | 10.5 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), 55 mi.
Camps nearby
- Groundhog Campsite 10.3 mi
- Little Trout Creek Campsite 10.7 mi
- Gaines Bar Campsite 10.9 mi
- Hancock Campsite 11.6 mi
- Poor Bar Campsite 11.6 mi
- Rhett Creek Campsite 11.7 mi