About South Fork Salmon River Campground
The South Fork Salmon River Campground hosts 11 campsites situated in a scenic forest of towering, old-growth ponderosa pine, which provides partial shade in the campground. Warm Lake is just a short distance away from the campground and visitors enjoy all the recreation opportunities that the lake has to offer in the day, while staying in a quiet setting for evening relaxation. Chipmunk Creek runs alongside the campground. Summer wildflowers and butterflies are abundant. There are lots of picnic and hiking opportunities. You may get a glimpse of variety of wildlife including bears, deer, elk, fox, grouse, eagles, osprey, grosbeaks, whooping cranes and otters, that live in the area. **Recreation:** Just a short drive from the campground, is Warm Lake offering great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout. Boating, canoeing and swimming are also popular…
- Season: Mid-May – Mid-September
- Managed by: USFS - Boise National Forest
- Where: 20 mi northeast of Cascade, ID · 44.65549, -115.70148
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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Salmon Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.5 mi |
| Sixbit | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 12.5 mi |
| Kline Mountain Loop | Horse | 0.3 mi | 3.6 mi |
| Kline Mountain North | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Kline Mountain South | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Bear Creek / Warm Lake | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 3.2 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: 19.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Picnic Point (Id) 1.5 mi
- Shoreline 1.8 mi
- Warm Lake 2.3 mi
- Penny Springs Campground 3.9 mi
- Stolle Meadows Cabin 4.6 mi
- Stolle Meadows Guard Station - Rental Cabin 5 mi