Big Hank in ID -- Campground & RV Camping in Idaho
Big Hank in ID
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Big Hank Campground sits at 2,800 feet elevation in a wooded meadow along the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River and Big Hank Creek. It offers roughly 30 paved tent sites equipped with picnic tables and fire rings, with hand-pump drinking water and vault toilets on site. Visitors use the campground for river tubing, Class I-III whitewater rafting, and cutthroat trout fishing. Nearby trails lead to Centennial Falls, Shadow Falls, and Settler's Grove of Ancient Cedars.
Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 2%. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Little Sentinel Peak stands 3,415 ft above the site, 2.8 miles east. North Fork Coeur d'Alene River runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 30-site campground. The nearest town, Kellogg, is 20 mi off.
September normals 47–71°F, 1.9″ 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