About Copper Basin Guard Station
Copper Basin Guard Station is located in Copper Basin, a rugged and beautiful area in the Pioneer Mountains of south-central Idaho. Copper Basin offers many recreational opportunities. These include stream and lake fishing, day hikes to high mountain lakes, mountain bike riding, hiking, horseback riding, camping, photography, hunting, off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding, birding, viewing wildlife, and driving for pleasure. The Copper Basin Guard Station is a 900 square foot, two bedroom log cabin that can sleep up to six adults comfortably, with room for eight people total. The cabin comes furnished with one queen bed with mattress, two full sized bunk beds with mattresses, and a queen sized sleeper couch in the living room. Other amenities include a propane cook stove, propane refrigerator, propane furnace, propane lights, wood stove, table with benches and chairs, table settings for…
- Fees: $100.00 per night; Minimum stay is three nights, maximum stay is six nights
- Season: June 1
- Managed by: Salmon-Challis National Forest, FS
- Where: 13 mi northwest of Lost River, ID · 43.80917, -113.84306
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–Aug (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Basin G.S. Loop | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Copper Basin | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 17.6 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), 28 mi.
Camps nearby
- Lake Creek Trailhead & Campground 4.1 mi
- Broad Canyon Campground 5.7 mi
- Star Hope Campground 6.5 mi
- Iron Bog Campground 11.6 mi
- Wildhorse Campground 12.4 mi
- River Park RV Park 12.9 mi