Trapper Creek Campground
Trapper Creek Campground is located on the northeast shore of Upper Priest Lake. It has five sites with beautiful views of Plowboy Mountain, all furnished with fire rings, picnic tables, and bear-proof storage boxes. Please note that this campground has a Pack It In, Pack It Out policy on all garbage.
More like this: first-come in Idaho · free in Idaho · tent only in Idaho
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | There is no fee required to use this site. |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Season | May to September |
| Forest | Idaho Panhandle National Forests |
| Fees | There is no fee required to use this site. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.7978° N, 116.8907° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedD8 Rx Misc Pile Burn
16 mi from the campground · 1 acres
- PrescribedNp Rx - High Noon Stewardship
29 mi from the campground
- PrescribedSl Rx - Lost Creek Stewardship
29 mi from the campground
- PrescribedLpr Rx - Paulke
43 mi from the campground · 331 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 12.8 mi |
| RV sales & service | Kootenay RV ↗ | 27.8 mi |
| Outdoor gear | North 40 ↗ | 37.2 mi |
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Trails nearby
- 0.9 miPlowboy Mountain ↗6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.4 miUpper Priest Lake4.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3 miBoulder Creek ↗7.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 3.4 miGold Peak2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.5 miNavigation ↗8.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.6 miNorth Blacktail2.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
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
Salmo-Priest Wilderness begins about 11.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 11.9 miSalmo-Priest Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 41,307 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
How much does it cost to camp at Trapper Creek Campground?
Nothing. Trapper Creek Campground is listed as free. There is no fee required to use this site.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Trapper Creek Campground?
Trapper Creek Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Trapper Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Navigation Campground (0.9 mi, first-come), Plowboy Campground (2.1 mi, first-come), and Geisinger Campground (2.3 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby