About Custer #1 Campground
This campground is along the Custer Motorway just above the townsite of Custer, a boom town during the late 1800's. Visit the museum, open 9 - 5 Memorial Day through Labor Day. Facilities include 6 sites with picnic tables and fire rings with cooking grills. Campground has a vault toilet and can accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.
- Fees: a 5$ per night fee is charged for overnight camping.
- Season: 6/15
- Managed by: Salmon-Challis National Forest, FS
- Where: 19 mi northeast of Stanley, ID · 44.39919, -114.66398
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer C G 1 | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Custer Motorway | ATV road | at camp | 28.4 mi |
| Fivemile Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 6.4 mi |
| Custer Interpretive Trail | Hiking | 1.7 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Ramey-Fivemile | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.7 mi | 7.8 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: Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve (Dark Sky Reserve), 26 mi.
Dump station: 19.9 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Eightmile Camping Area 2.9 mi
- Campsite · 16 mi NE of Stanley 3.1 mi
- Bonanza Group Campground 3.8 mi
- Wild camping 4.3 mi
- Jerry's Creek Camping Area 5.5 mi
- Pole Flat Campground 7.1 mi