U.S. Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Idaho

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.

Booking not published5 sitesFrom $10 per nightTents only

More like this: first-come in Idaho · tent only in Idaho

Spring Creek Campground
Photo from the area. Roy Luck (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
4fires
active
Rx D4 West Fork Hand Piles South (prescribed burn) · 12 mi away
3 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents
Fees$10 per Night for single unit is charged for overnight use of the site.

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

Season3/1
ForestSalmon-Challis National Forest
Fees$10 per Night for single unit is charged for overnight use of the site.

Salmon-Challis National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Spring Creek Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 24.0°F averageFebruary: 28.8°F averageMarch: 40.8°F averageApril: 48.4°F averageMay: 56.7°F averageJune: 63.8°F averageJuly: 72.3°F averageAugust: 70.7°F averageSeptember: 61.1°F averageOctober: 47.6°F averageNovember: 34.7°F averageDecember: 24.6°F averageTemp °F
The line is the average temperature at Shoup, 2 miles from the campground at 3,400 feet, station USC00108395 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

Getting there

Coordinates45.3920° N, 114.2543° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 West Fork Hand Piles South

    12 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 Hughes Creek

    15 mi from the campground · 200 acres

  • Prescribed
    Scf Nz Pile Burn Rx

    23 mi from the campground · 223 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 Wilderness Corridor Hand Piles

    31 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Explore

Worth a stop

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Salmon-Challis National Forest.

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.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →
  • LeesburgHistoric district · Salmon · 13.5 mi

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Reference

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to camp at Spring Creek Campground?

$10 per Night for single unit is charged for overnight use of the site.

Source: Forest Service

How many sites does Spring Creek Campground have?

5 sites.

Source: Forest Service

Can I bring an RV to Spring Creek Campground?

Spring Creek Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Spring Creek Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Horse Creek Hot Spring & Campground (12.6 mi, first-come), Ebenezer Campground (14 mi, first-come), and Wallace Lake Campground (15.6 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby