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Camping near

Soda Springs, Idaho

15 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Soda Springs in Caribou County: 10 Forest Service, 5 BLM.

15
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service, 5 BLM
8.7 mi
to the nearest one
Eight Mile Guard Station
7,198 ft
at the highest of them
Summit View Campground. The lowest, Blackfoot Reservoir Campground, sits at 6,133 ft
114
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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  • 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)
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  • 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
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  • 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 Soda Springs, nearest first

15 places

  1. Eight Mile Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 8.7 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Blackfoot Reservoir Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Caribou County 12.7 miaway 6,133 ftelevation 31sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Summit View Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 16.2 miaway 7,198 ftelevation 21sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Johnson Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 19.7 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Diamond Creek Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 19.9 miaway 6,900 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Emigration Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 20 miaway 7,190 ftelevation 25sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Clear Creek Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 23 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Cutthroat Trout Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Bonneville County 25.4 miaway 6,527 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Pebble Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 26.6 miaway 6,320 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Big Springs - Caribou Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 26.9 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 16sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Maple Grove Campground BLM · Franklin County 26.9 miaway 4,896 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  12. Stump Creek Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Caribou County 27.4 miaway 6,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Sage Hen Flats Campground BLM · Blackfoot River · Caribou County 27.9 miaway 5,917 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  14. Montpelier Canyon Campground Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Bear Lake County 28.9 miaway 6,400 ftelevation 15sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Site camping area BLM · Bannock County 29.2 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed