About Little Guard Lookout
Little Guard Lookout, located about 9 miles north of Shoshone Camp, was one of the last remaining fire lookouts used in the Coeur d'Alene River area and has only just recently become inactive. The structure standing today on Little Guard Peak is the third in a series of lookout buildings that originated back to 1919. In October 1990, Little Guard Lookout was accepted for listing in the National Historic Lookout Register and the first for Idaho. Hiking is a great way to explore and take in the scenery of the grand mountains. The lookout provides access to the Shoshone Ridge Trail 81, a very nice day hike for visitors to the lookout. The trail provides many scenic viewpoints, but there is no source of water along the way, so hikers must bring plenty of their own. The fully furnished two-story fire lookout has dimensions of 14 x 14 feet, an external cat walk, and a gabled roof. It sleeps…
- Fees: $55 per night
- Season: July - mid-September
- Managed by: Idaho Panhandle National Forests, FS
- Where: 17 mi southwest of Noxon, MT · 47.80278, -116.00944
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: Nov–Apr.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshone Ridge | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 9.5 mi |
| Shoshone Ridge | Hiking | 0.8 mi | 14.2 mi |
| East Little Guard OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 7.3 mi |
| Venus Creek | ATV road | 1.5 mi | 14.4 mi |
| John's Draw OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.7 mi | 3.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 4G
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: 18.9 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Berlin Flats 2.5 mi
- Devils Elbow 2.5 mi
- Berlin Flats Group Campground 2.9 mi
- Kit Price 4.3 mi
- Big Hank 4.5 mi
- Lost Creek Dispersed Campground 7.3 mi