Elkhorn Bar

26 mi southeast of Yellow Pine, ID · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jun–Augbest months

About Elkhorn Bar

Backcountry river camp at Middle Fork mile 8.2 on river right; official capacity is 30 people at all listed river levels.

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 26 mi southeast of Yellow Pine, ID · 44.61671, -115.25032

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

Weather by month

34°

9°Jan

38°

11°Feb

46°

17°Mar

52°

23°Apr

62°

30°May

71°

36°Jun

82°

40°Jul

81°

38°Aug

71°

31°Sep

56°

25°Oct

40°

17°Nov

31°

9°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Sep–May.

See Elkhorn Bar from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Middle Fork	Horse	0.1 mi	72.3 mi
Soldier Creek	Horse	1.9 mi	7.6 mi
Soldier Ridge	Horse	2.1 mi	9.1 mi
Artillery Dome	ATV road	2.8 mi	12.1 mi
Artillery Dome	ATV road	2.8 mi	20.3 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: Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve (Dark Sky Reserve), 46 mi.

Camps nearby

Rapid Camp 0.2 mi
Saddle Camp 0.7 mi
Boot Camp 0.8 mi
Trail Flat 1.1 mi
Big Bend 1.5 mi
Joe Bump Cabin 1.9 mi