About Copper Creek/Garfield Campground
Copper Creek/Garfield Campground is a primitive, non-fee, non-reservation campground composed of 8 campsites in a canyon carved by Copper Creek. This area is accessible from May through October. Fishing is available in area streams. This trail extends north into the Challis National Forest. Campground amenities include a vault toilet, picnic tables, fire rings, and hitching posts for stock.
- Fees: Non-fee site.
- Season: May
- Managed by: USFS - Sawtooth National Forest
- Where: 16 mi west of Lost River, ID · 43.60751, -113.92891
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Creek | ATV road | at camp | 1.6 mi |
| Copper Cr Cg Spur A | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Copper Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 4.8 mi |
| Skyline | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 12.7 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), 23 mi.
Camps nearby
- Iron Bog Campground 8.5 mi
- Star Hope Campground 9.5 mi
- Broad Canyon Campground 11.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead & Campground 11.1 mi
- Federal Gulch Campground and Trailhead 11.7 mi
- Sawmill Campground 12.1 mi