About Spring Creek Campground
5 developed campsites and numerous undeveloped sites on the Wild and Scenic Salmon River, upstream from its confluence with the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork. The area is easy to explore-- it's webbed with dirt roads, jeep trails, and single track trails. Fishing in the river for cutthroat and rainbow trout, steelhead and whitefish. Put-in for a 10 mile run with Class III rapids at the popular day use area. Take-out at Cove Creek.
- Fees: $10 per Night for single unit is charged for overnight use of the site.
- Season: 3/1
- Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Where: 23 mi northwest of Salmon, ID · 45.39203, -114.25432
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: May–Jun & Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Cr Boat Launch | ATV road | at camp | 0.8 mi |
| Salmon River | ATV road | at camp | 45.4 mi |
| Stormy Pk.-Virginia | Horse | 0.9 mi | 10.9 mi |
| Boulder Basin | Horse | 1.6 mi | 9.4 mi |
| Sheepeater | Horse | 2.5 mi | 5.2 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.Propane: 23 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Wild camping near water 1.2 mi
- Clear Creek Recreation Site 8.4 mi
- Wild camping 9 mi
- Wild camping 9.5 mi
- Campsite · 28 mi W of Salmon 9.7 mi
- Campsite · 17 mi N of Salmon 12.6 mi