Porcupine Springs in ID -- Campground & RV Camping in Idaho
Porcupine Springs in ID
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Porcupine Springs Campground sits at an elevation of 6,950 feet along Rock Creek Road in a forest of pine and aspen. The campground offers single-family campsites alongside three large group sites accommodating up to 50 or 100 people, with horse corrals available on Loop C. Sites feature picnic tables, campfire rings, utility tables, and grills. Facilities include drinking water, accessible vault toilets, and gravel roads. Several trails lead directly from the grounds, including Ross Falls and Rim View, with trout fishing nearby on Rock Creek.
Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%.
Porcupine Spring lies 0.3 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.2 miles off, a 9-site campground. Most of them shaded. Pike Mountain stands 786 ft above the site, 1.7 miles north. The nearest town, Jackpot, is 24 mi off.
September normals 40–69°F, 1.1″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov