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

Camping in

Bear Lake County, Idaho

10 federal places to camp in Bear Lake County: 10 Forest Service.

10
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service
10
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
7,198 ft
at the highest of them
Summit View Campground. The lowest, St. Charles Campground, sits at 6,122 ft
118
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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.

Every federal campground in Bear Lake County

10 places

  1. Cloverleaf Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,913 ftelevation 19sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Davis Canyon Campground group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,427 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Eight Mile Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Emigration Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 7,190 ftelevation 25sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Montpelier Canyon Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,400 ftelevation 15sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYON group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,961 ftelevation 1site 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Paris Springs Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,600 ftelevation 12sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Porcupine Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,759 ftelevation 17sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. St. Charles Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 6,122 ftelevation 6sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Summit View Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest 7,198 ftelevation 21sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov