About Clear Creek Guard Station
Clear Creek Guard Station is located 20 miles northeast of Montpelier, Idaho. Not much is known about the history of this guard station site, but it's believed to have been an administrative site since 1910. Several different buildings have either been built or relocated to this site since then. The current A-frame cabin was built by the Young Adult Conservation Corps in 1980. The cabin is accessible by car when there is no snow. Guests should be prepared to snowmobile in winter, and they are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety. The snowmobile trip is about 5 miles from Crow Creek and 10 miles from Montpelier Reservoir. The cabin provides some basic comforts, but guests will need to bring some of their own supplies and gear to make their stay comfortable. This area offers myriad recreational opportunities. Nearby trails attract mountain bikers, hikers and off-road…
- Fees: For current fees, please go to [Recreation.gov](https://www.recreation.gov/)
- Season: Year round
- Managed by: Caribou-Targhee National Forest, FS
- Where: 10 mi east of Georgetown, ID · 42.52639, -111.17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Cr Gs | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Clear Creek Th | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Clear Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 4.5 mi |
| White Dugway | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Red Rock | Horse | 1.2 mi | 1.8 mi |
| Crow Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.7 mi | 3.0 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
- Summit View Campground 6.6 mi
- Diamond Creek Guard Station 12.1 mi
- Johnson Guard Station 13.4 mi
- Montpelier Canyon Campground 13.8 mi
- Montpelier Creek KOA Journey 14.8 mi
- Rendezvous Village 15.1 mi