Williams Lake Campground in ID -- Campground & RV Camping

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Williams Lake Campground in ID

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11 mi from Salmon

Maps 5,693 ft

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Road Access

Rough
  • All 8.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
Drinking waterVault toiletsNo electric hookups

Campground details

18 sites

Setting

Limited privacy

Williams Lake Campground sits in a shaded Douglas-fir forest and offers nine single-family campsites for tents and RVs. Every site includes an accessible picnic table, a campfire ring with a grill, potable water, and vault toilets, though no hookups are available. Rigs and trailers are discouraged on the lower loop past site six. While the campsite itself lacks water views, a Forest Service boat dock and Williams Lake access point are located two miles away, offering fishing and boating opportunities alongside regional motorized and non-motorized trail networks.

Getting there: Take Highway 93 South of Salmon, ID for 5 miles. Turn right on Williams Creek Road and cross Shoup Bridge. Continue on Williams Creek Road for 4 miles. Turn left on Williams Lake Road and continue for 10 miles. Follow signs for campground and Forest Service boat ramp.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 18-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Sal Mountain stands 3,892 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles east.
  • The Williams Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–56°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.

Tree cover7%30m sat. est.