About Wallace Lake Campground
12 campsites on Wallace Lake with picnic tables and fire rings. Within the campground are vault toilets and drinking water. Fishing in the lake. Primitive boat launch can be used for non-motorized canoes or rowboats on the lake. The drive on Salmon River Mountain Road offers fantastic views of the Salmon River Range and of deep pine forests.
- Fees: $4.00 per night fee is charged for overnight use at this site.
- Season: 6/15
- Managed by: Salmon-Challis National Forest, FS
- Where: 7 mi northwest of Salmon, ID · 45.24731, -114.00729
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: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Lake | ATV road | at camp | 1.4 mi |
| Ridge Road | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 43.1 mi |
| Moose Creek Driveway | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 2.7 mi |
| U P Lake | Horse | 0.8 mi | 4.3 mi |
| Bob Moore | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 4.5 mi |
| Lee-Up | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 1.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G
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: 7.4 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Morgan Bar Campground 4.9 mi
- Tower Rock Campground 6.6 mi
- Fourth of July Creek Campground 8.3 mi
- Bobcat Gulch Campground 8.4 mi
- Fort Limhi RV Park 8.8 mi
- Wagonhammer RV Park 9.8 mi