Wilderness Gateway in ID -- Campground & RV Camping
Wilderness Gateway in ID
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- 1.5 of this road’s 3 miles are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 75 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 75 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 75 ft.
- 4 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Nez Perce-Clearwater NF, 91 sites (four loops: 26 group, 27, 26, 11 stock-only) at mile 122.5 US-12 (Lochsa River), ID. Flush toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, 50-ft RVs OK. Dump station. Direct Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness access; hiking, horseback, fishing, boating, swimming, winter sports. $14/night. Mid-May–Sept 30.
Getting there: From Lowell, travel east on Highway 12 for about 25 miles to the campground. The campground is located 120 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho; and 100 miles west of Missoula, Mont. It is located at milepost 122 on Highway 12.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 70-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Lone Knob stands 3,277 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles east.
- Lone Knob Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 44–60°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 92 of 100.