Ship Island

40 mi east of Yellow Pine, ID · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

May–Jun & Sepbest months

About Ship Island

Middle Fork river camp at mile 84.5, river left; 30-person capacity at all listed water levels; layovers not available. One night per trip May 28-Sep 3.

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 40 mi east of Yellow Pine, ID · 45.1763, -114.7219

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

Weather by month

32°

17°Jan

39°

19°Feb

50°

26°Mar

57°

31°Apr

67°

38°May

75°

44°Jun

87°

50°Jul

86°

48°Aug

75°

40°Sep

58°

32°Oct

41°

24°Nov

31°

17°Dec

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

See Ship Island from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Stoddard	Horse	2.8 mi	25.5 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.

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Lightning Strike 0.5 mi
Parrot Placer 1.6 mi
Redside 1.9 mi
Parrot Cabin 3 mi
Cradle Creek 3.6 mi