About Little Bayhorse Camping Area
Beautiful high mountain lake with plenty of fishing. Hiking trail connects to Bayhorse Lake. Three primitive campsites are equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. There is a toilet within the campground, but no drinking water or garbage pick-up available on site. Road access is steep and narrow. The last 1/2 mile to the lake is rough, trailers are not recommended here.
- Season: 7/1
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 10 mi southwest of Challis, ID · 44.41253, -114.38738
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: Jul–Aug (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bay Horse Lake | ATV road | at camp | 0.8 mi |
| Little Bayhorse Trail | Hiking | at camp | 0.7 mi |
| Beef Pasture-Bayhorse | Horse | 0.1 mi | 4.1 mi |
| Pothole | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 3.9 mi |
| Skylark | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 1.2 mi |
| Trealor Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 4.3 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.Dump station: 9.3 mi
Water fill-up: 13 mi
Camps nearby
- Big Bayhorse Campground 0.6 mi
- Buster Lake Trailhead 2.4 mi
- Mill Creek Campground 4.9 mi
- Bayhorse Recreation Site 6.5 mi
- Deadman Hole Campground 7.4 mi
- Mosquito Flat Reservoir Campground 7.6 mi