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Camping near

Downey, Idaho

15 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Downey in Bannock County: 10 Forest Service, 5 BLM.

15
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service, 5 BLM
9 mi
to the nearest one
Malad Summit Guard Station
7,190 ft
at the highest of them
Emigration Campground. The lowest, Malad Summit Campground, sits at 6,100 ft
75
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 Downey, nearest first

15 places

  1. Malad Summit Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 9 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Malad Summit Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 9.5 miaway 6,100 ftelevation 6sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Site camping area BLM · Bannock County 11.7 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Hawkins Reservoir Campground BLM · Bannock County 12.1 miaway 5,145 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Third Creek Group Site group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Oneida County 16.4 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 1site 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Goodenough Creek Campground BLM · Bannock County 17.6 miaway 5,508 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Scout Mountain Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 21.8 miaway 6,532 ftelevation 14sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Maple Grove Campground BLM · Franklin County 22.3 miaway 4,896 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Redpoint Campground BLM · Franklin County 23 miaway 4,694 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Pebble Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 23.2 miaway 6,320 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Big Springs - Caribou Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 23.3 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 16sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Mink Creek Group Site Campground group campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bannock County 25.5 miaway 5,158 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Eight Mile Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 28.8 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Emigration Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 29.3 miaway 7,190 ftelevation 25sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Albert Moser Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Franklin County 29.7 miaway n/aelevation 9sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov