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Camping near

Challis, Idaho

11 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Challis in Custer County: 8 Forest Service, 3 BLM.

11
federal places to camp
8 Forest Service, 3 BLM
11.2 mi
to the nearest one
Morgan Creek Recreation Site
5,889 ft
at the highest of them
Lower O'Brien Campground. The lowest, Holman Creek Campground, sits at 5,624 ft
1
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 45 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 Challis, nearest first

11 places

  1. Morgan Creek Recreation Site camping area BLM · Custer County 11.2 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Deadman Hole Recreation Site camping area BLM · Custer County 11.3 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Custer #1 Campground Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Custer County 22.7 miaway 6,665 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Holman Creek Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Custer County 23.2 miaway 5,624 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  5. Whiskey Flat Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Custer County 23.6 miaway 5,651 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Bonanza Ccc Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Custer County 26.2 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 1site 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Iron Lake Campground Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Lemhi County 27.7 miaway 8,843 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Pole Flat Campground Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Custer County 28 miaway 6,158 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Herd Lake Campground BLM · Custer County 28.5 miaway 6,960 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Lower O'Brien Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Custer County 28.7 miaway 5,889 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  11. Upper O'Brien Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Custer County 28.8 miaway 5,847 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival