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Camping near

Sun Valley, Idaho

12 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Sun Valley in Blaine County: 10 Forest Service, 2 BLM.

12
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service, 2 BLM
2.7 mi
to the nearest one
Boundary
7,617 ft
at the highest of them
Chemeketan Campground. The lowest, Boundary, sits at 6,100 ft
42
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 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

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Base map
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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.

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.

Within 30 miles of Sun Valley, nearest first

12 places

  1. Boundary Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 2.7 miaway 6,100 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. North Fork Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 8.5 miaway 6,300 ftelevation 28sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Murdock Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 9.3 miaway 6,386 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Wood River Group Overnight Area (Tent Only) group campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 9.8 miaway 6,400 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Caribou Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 10.5 miaway 6,528 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Easley Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 12 miaway 6,800 ftelevation 10sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Phi Kappa Campground Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Custer County 13.5 miaway 7,449 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Chemeketan Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Blaine County 23.9 miaway 7,617 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  9. Garden Creek Campground BLM · Custer County 24.2 miaway 6,740 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Copper Basin Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Salmon-Challis National Forest · Custer County 26 miaway 7,833 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Bowns Campground Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Camas County 27.9 miaway 5,468 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  12. Herd Lake Campground BLM · Custer County 29.4 miaway 6,960 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed