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East Fork Baker Creek Campground

10 mi northwest of Ketchum, ID · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jul–Augbest months

About East Fork Baker Creek Campground

East Fork Baker Creek Campground is a primitive non-fee, non-reservation campground composed of 7 campsites located by the East Fork of Baker Creek. This area is accessible from June through November. Campground amenities include a vault toilet and fire rings. Fishing is available in Baker Creek.

  • Fees: Non-fee site.
  • Season: June
  • Managed by: USFS - Sawtooth National Forest
  • Where: 10 mi northwest of Ketchum, ID · 43.74631, -114.56158
  • Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.

Things to do:

Fishing

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

31°
14°Jan
34°
14°Feb
40°
18°Mar
46°
24°Apr
55°
32°May
63°
39°Jun
74°
48°Jul
73°
47°Aug
64°
39°Sep
50°
30°Oct
36°
19°Nov
28°
13°Dec

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.

See East Fork Baker Creek Campground from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
East Fk Baker Cr C GATV roadat camp0.1 mi
Baker CrATV road0.1 mi9.5 mi
Alden GulchHorse0.4 mi2.9 mi
Osberg Ridgeline TrailDirt bike2.3 mi11.3 mi
Fox Peak ConnectorDirt bike2.7 mi1.0 mi
Oregon GulchDirt bike2.8 mi6.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

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), 10 mi.