A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Bancroft, Idaho

15 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Bancroft in Caribou County: 9 BLM, 6 Forest Service.

15
federal places to camp
9 BLM, 6 Forest Service
10.9 mi
to the nearest one
Pebble Guard Station
7,190 ft
at the highest of them
Emigration Campground. The lowest, Blackfoot Reservoir Campground, sits at 6,133 ft
89
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Bancroft, nearest first

15 places

  1. Pebble Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 10.9 miaway 6,320 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Big Springs - Caribou Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 11.2 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 16sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Blackfoot Reservoir Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Caribou County 16.5 miaway 6,133 ftelevation 31sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Eight Mile Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 20.3 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Sage Hen Flats Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Caribou County 20.9 miaway 5,917 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Goodenough Creek Campground BLM · Bannock County 21 miaway 5,508 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Graves Creek Campground BLM · Bingham County 22.4 miaway 5,808 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Morgans Bridge Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Bingham County 23.6 miaway 5,745 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Scout Mountain Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 24.2 miaway 6,532 ftelevation 14sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Hawkins Reservoir Campground BLM · Bannock County 27 miaway 5,145 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  11. Mink Creek Group Site Campground group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 27.1 miaway 5,158 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Site camping area BLM · Bannock County 27.4 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  13. Cutthroat Trout Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Bonneville County 28.1 miaway 6,527 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  14. Trail Creek Bridge Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Bingham County 28.3 miaway 5,502 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  15. Emigration Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 29.4 miaway 7,190 ftelevation 25sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov