Bald Mountain Campground
The Bald Mountain Campground is near Idaho City, Idaho. The campground has 4 campsites in a secluded, forested area. A trail from campground goes east to the Middle Fork of the Boise River. A second trail goes from the Thorn Creek Butte Lookout south of the campground and follows Cottonwood Creek south.
More like this: first-come in Idaho · tent only in Idaho
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Season | July to September |
| Forest | Boise National Forest |
| Booking | This is not a fee campground with 4 sites and no reservations are necessary. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 43.7490° N, 115.7379° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Mores South
6 mi from the campground · 245 acres
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
28 mi from the campground · 63 acres
- WildfireEast Fork
39 mi from the campground · 266 acres · 5% contained
- PrescribedRx High Valley
42 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Bob Greenwood's Ski Haus ↗ | 24.6 mi |
| RV sales & service | Allan Marsh Travel Center ↗ | 26.8 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 32.4 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
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Worth a stop
- 5.4 mi
- 7.4 miBuena Vista Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 12.8 miArrowrock Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miHaga Creek (Near Bald Mtn)0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 0.8 miHaga Creek ↗8.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 1 miGoing Down Thorn ↗7.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 1 miJ-Connecter0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 1.1 miCottonwood ↗8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.1 miGranite High Country3.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Boise National Forest.
- inBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Bald Mountain Campground?
No. Bald Mountain Campground is first-come, first-served. This is not a fee campground with 4 sites and no reservations are necessary. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How many sites does Bald Mountain Campground have?
4 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Bald Mountain Campground?
Bald Mountain Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Bald Mountain Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Troutdale Campground (6.1 mi, first-come), Badger Creek Campground (6.1 mi, first-come), and Willow Creek Campground (Mountain Home) (7.3 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby