Rapid River

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

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jun–Sepbest months

About Rapid River

Backcountry river camp at Middle Fork mile 16.5 on river right; official capacity is 30 people at all listed river levels.

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 25 mi southeast of Yellow Pine, ID · 44.68017, -115.15253

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

Weather by month

34°

10°Jan

38°

12°Feb

47°

19°Mar

53°

24°Apr

63°

32°May

71°

37°Jun

83°

42°Jul

82°

39°Aug

72°

33°Sep

57°

26°Oct

41°

18°Nov

31°

10°Dec

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

See Rapid River from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Rapid River	Horse	at camp	21.4 mi
Middle Fork	Horse	0.1 mi	72.3 mi
Hard Scrabble	Horse	2.8 mi	10.4 mi
Lake Creek	Horse	2.8 mi	8.4 mi
Pistol Creek	Horse	2.8 mi	17.5 mi
Pottervine	Horse	2.9 mi	1.5 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), 48 mi.

Camps nearby

Dolly Lake 1 mi
Big Snag 1.1 mi
Dome Hole 2.1 mi
Greyhound 2.2 mi
Oakie Point Campsite 2.4 mi
Johns Camp 2.7 mi