Scout Camp

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

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jun–Sepbest months

About Scout Camp

Backcountry river camp at Middle Fork mile 12.7 on river left; official capacity is 30 people at all listed river levels.

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 27 mi southeast of Yellow Pine, ID · 44.62462, -115.19854

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

Weather by month

33°

10°Jan

37°

12°Feb

45°

18°Mar

51°

23°Apr

61°

31°May

69°

36°Jun

80°

40°Jul

79°

39°Aug

70°

33°Sep

55°

26°Oct

39°

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.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Middle Fork	Horse	0.1 mi	72.3 mi
Soldier Ridge	Horse	0.3 mi	9.1 mi
Soldier Creek	Horse	0.6 mi	7.6 mi
Muskeg Creek	Horse	2.5 mi	6.1 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), 45 mi.

Camps nearby

Sheepeater 0.2 mi
Thimbleberry 0.3 mi
Joe Bump Cabin 0.7 mi
Fire Island 0.9 mi
Lake Creek 1.6 mi
Johns Camp 1.8 mi