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

Camping in

Boundary County, Idaho

3 federal places to camp in Boundary County: 3 Forest Service.

3
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service
3
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
6,415 ft
at the highest of them
Shorty Peak Lookout. The lowest, Snyder Guard Station, sits at 2,500 ft
3
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 Boundary County

3 places

  1. Deer Ridge Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Idaho Panhandle National Forests 4,668 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Shorty Peak Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Idaho Panhandle National Forests 6,415 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Snyder Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Idaho Panhandle National Forests 2,500 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov