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

Camping near

Clifton, Idaho

18 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Clifton in Franklin County: 14 Forest Service, 4 BLM.

18
federal places to camp
14 Forest Service, 4 BLM
6.1 mi
to the nearest one
Third Creek Group Site
7,190 ft
at the highest of them
Emigration Campground. The lowest, Willow Flat Campground, sits at 6,081 ft
154
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.

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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 Clifton, nearest first

18 places

  1. Third Creek Group Site group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Oneida County 6.1 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 1site 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Site camping area BLM · Bannock County 10.1 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Redpoint Campground BLM · Franklin County 13 miaway 4,694 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Maple Grove Campground BLM · Franklin County 15.5 miaway 4,896 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Albert Moser Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Franklin County 16.2 miaway n/aelevation 9sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Cub River Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Franklin County 17.2 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Malad Summit Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 17.5 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Malad Summit Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 17.9 miaway 6,100 ftelevation 6sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Willow Flat Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Franklin County 19.7 miaway 6,081 ftelevation 54sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Egan Basin Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Franklin County 24.1 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYON group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 25 miaway 6,961 ftelevation 1site 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Cloverleaf Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 25.1 miaway 6,913 ftelevation 19sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Porcupine Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 25.7 miaway 6,759 ftelevation 17sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Paris Springs Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 26.1 miaway 6,600 ftelevation 12sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Emigration Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 26.2 miaway 7,190 ftelevation 25sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Davis Canyon Campground group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 27 miaway 6,427 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Hawkins Reservoir Campground BLM · Bannock County 27.9 miaway 5,145 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  18. St. Charles Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 29 miaway 6,122 ftelevation 6sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov