About Morse Creek Campground
Three primitive campsites with picnic tables and fire rings along Morse Creek. The campground amenities include a vault toilet. No garbage service or drinking water are on site. Nearby activities include fishing for trout and hiking.
- Season: 6/1
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 23 mi east of Challis, ID · 44.63089, -113.7908
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Cr. | ATV road | at camp | 6.4 mi |
| Morse Cr C G | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Patterson-Morse Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 16.2 mi |
| Little Morgan-Morse Creek | Horse | 0.2 mi | 8.4 mi |
| Morse Creek Canyon | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.2 mi | 2.3 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: 14.4 mi
Water fill-up: 20.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Big Eightmile Campground/Trailhead 10.5 mi
- Bear Valley Horse Camp 11.2 mi
- Bear Valley Trailhead/Upper Campground 11.2 mi
- Campsite · 18 mi NE of Challis 12.8 mi
- Colston Creek Campground 13.1 mi
- Ellis 13.3 mi