About Eightmile Camping Area
Small but nice camping area along the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Ideal for families that want a good place to hunt or fish or just relax. There is a vault toilet and the meadow across the road can accommodate larger camp trailers. Notes: There is no drinking water on site and no hookups are available, please pack out your garbage. 16 day stay limit .
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 20 mi west of Challis, ID · 44.42677, -114.62048
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–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 Motorway | ATV road | at camp | 28.4 mi |
| East Eightmile | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 1.2 mi |
| Estes Mtn | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Fivemile Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 6.4 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), 29 mi.
Dump station: 19.1 mi
Water fill-up: 23 mi
Camps nearby
- Wild camping 1.5 mi
- Custer #1 Campground 2.9 mi
- Campsite · 16 mi NE of Stanley 5.9 mi
- Bonanza Group Campground 6.7 mi
- Jerry's Creek Camping Area 8.3 mi
- Mill Creek Campground 9.3 mi