About Hunter Creek Transfer Camp
Located 20 miles northwest of Fairfield through Cow Creek Reservoir on Road No. 055, the campground offers 3 single camping units, and 1 multi-family unit. Corrals, mangers and barrier free stock loading ramps are available along with restrooms. No water is available. The trailhead for the North Fork Lime Creek Trail No. 044 is located at the north end of the campground and connects with the Virginia Gulch Trail No. 037.
- Fees: This is a no-charge campground.
- Season: 30 May
- Managed by: Sawtooth National Forest, FS
- Where: 17 mi west of Fairfield, ID · 43.42377, -115.13204
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.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Creek-Lime Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 2.0 mi |
| Hunter Cr | ATV road | at camp | 7.3 mi |
| Hawk Gulch | ATV road | 1.1 mi | 3.3 mi |
| North Fork Lime Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 10.7 mi |
| South Fork Lime Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.8 mi | 9.7 mi |
| Presidents Trail | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 7.2 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), 42 mi.
Dump station: 13.2 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Curlew Creek Campground 7.7 mi
- Pine Campground Boat Ramp 9.2 mi
- Dog Creek (Id) 11.1 mi
- Elks Flat Campground 11.2 mi
- Willow Creek Campground 12.6 mi
- Baumgartner Campground 12.8 mi