Yellowjacket Lake Campground
8000-foot elevation. 7 campsites on Yellowjacket Lake, near the border of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Sugarloaf Rock provides a fascinating and stunning backdrop for the lake. Trails from the campground go throughout the Yellowjacket Mountains and into the wilderness. Nearby trailside attractions are Hoodoo Meadows, McEleny Peak, and Yellowjacket Creek. Most area trails, except those in the wilderness, are open to multiple use. Fishing in the lake or in Yellowjacket Creek. Carry-down access for non-motorized boats to the lake. FR 113 is narrow with few turnouts. Not recommended for long RVs or cars with trailers.
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 | 7/1 |
| Forest | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 45.0664° N, 114.5515° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedScf Nz Pile Burn Rx
23 mi from the campground · 223 acres
- PrescribedRx D4 West Fork Hand Piles South
36 mi from the campground
- PrescribedRx D4 Hughes Creek
40 mi from the campground · 200 acres
- PrescribedRx D4 Wilderness Corridor Hand Piles
45 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 36 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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Trails nearby
- 1 miHoodoo Meadows ↗19.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1 miHoodoo Trail2.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.8 miHoodoo Creek ↗6.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.8 miWilson Creek3.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.9 miCrags Horse Alternate2 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.9 miGolden Trout Lake0.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
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 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, which overlaps Salmon-Challis National Forest.
- inFrank Church-River of No Return Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 2,358,886 acres
- inSalmon-Challis National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 4,396,382 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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Reference
Questions people ask
How many sites does Yellowjacket Lake Campground have?
7 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Yellowjacket Lake Campground?
Yellowjacket Lake Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Yellowjacket Lake Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bighorn Crags Campground (2.8 mi, first-come), Ebenezer Campground (16.6 mi, first-come), and Iron Lake Campground (20.7 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby