Dispersed Camping in Blaine County, Idaho
Showing 189 locations in Blaine County.
Adams Gulch Road Corridor
This scenic mountain corridor along Adams Gulch Road is managed by the US Forest Service, offering immediate access to trailheads and mountain recreation near Ketchum. While the road is native-dirt surfaced, it remains passable for most standard passenger vehicles during dry periods.
Alturas Lake Creek Forest Road Corridor
Dispersed campsites along the forest corridor approaching the Sawtooth Wilderness, providing access to nearby Parks Peak and Imogene Peak trailheads. These spots offer quiet, primitive camping options within the national forest.
Alturas Lake Picnic Area
A scenic day-use picnic area located along the sandy shores of Alturas Lake, set against the backdrop of the Sawtooth Mountains. Features a group picnic site with vault toilets, drinking water, and trash services near the boat ramp.
Baker Creek Road Campground
A basic, free developed Forest Service campground located about halfway up Baker Creek Road. It offers designated sites with picnic tables and a vault toilet right along the creek.
Baker Creek Road Dispersed Camping
A scenic mountain valley dispersed camping area offering designated campsites along Norton Creek Road and Baker Creek Road, situated near the Baker Lake Trailhead. The terrain features open mountain views, a small rushing river, and spaced-out sites nestled in a tranquil forested setting.
Bartlett Burnt Creek Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor along Bartlett Burnt Creek Road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering primitive camping options in a tranquil forest setting.
Bartlett Burnt User #1
A scenic forest service corridor located in the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley, Idaho, offering native material dirt roads suitable for dispersed camping.
Bartlett Burnt User #2 Dispersed Camping
Dispersed camping options along Bartlett Burnt User #2 road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Bartlett Point BLM Dispersed
Remote dispersed camping areas located along the rugged dirt access corridors of Bartlett Point on public BLM lands.
Baugh CR - Cove CR Dispersed
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Baugh Creek and Cove Creek roads within the Sawtooth National Forest. The route offers convenient access to quiet forested spots close to Hailey, Idaho.
Bear Canyon
Secluded dispersed camping along Bear Canyon road nestled in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, with quick access to nearby peaks and the developed campground.
Bellas Canyon
Bellas Canyon offers rustic dispersed camping options along a native-material dirt road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Bellevue BLM Dirt Road
A quiet dirt road corridor traversing Bureau of Land Management public land northeast of Bellevue. The area offers basic dispersed camping along the roadside with wide-open high-desert views.
Big Boulder Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor along Big Boulder Road within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering native-surface dirt pullouts.
Big Lost Fishing Access Spur
A scenic dirt access road located along the Big Lost River in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, providing dispersed camping opportunities.
Billy's Bridge Camping Area
This scenic dispersed camping area is situated adjacent to the Big Wood River, offering easy access to the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Located near the historic Russian John Warm Spring, it serves as an excellent basecamp for exploring the surrounding mountain corridors.
BLM Land near Bellevue, ID
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BLM Little Boulder
This recreation site is positioned next to the East Fork Salmon River and serves as an excellent staging area for exploring the nearby Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Cecil D. Andrus White Clouds Wilderness Area. The site includes a designated camping space with picnic tables, fire rings, a vault toilet, and a hand pump for potable water.
BLM Magic Reservoir
A popular, semi-developed recreation area situated along the shores of Magic Reservoir, offering opportunities for fishing, boating, and water sports. The area features multiple scenic dispersed camping pull-offs directly on the water, alongside established basic camping areas like Lava Cove.
BLM Primitive Road - Sun Valley Corridor
An extremely rugged and remote dirt route crossing Bureau of Land Management territory northeast of Sun Valley. This primitive road features scattered pull-offs ideal for self-contained, high-clearance rigs looking for deep wilderness solitude. There are absolutely no amenities along this corridor.
BLM Primitive Road Dispersed Area
A rugged primitive road corridor on Bureau of Land Management land near Sun Valley, Idaho. The area offers secluded, self-contained dispersed camping with panoramic views of the surrounding rugged landscape and Lehman Butte.
BLM Primitive Road Dispersed
An isolated, deeply rutted natural surface primitive track branching off into quiet BLM rangelands. Offers expansive, open views with absolute solitude for self-contained, high-clearance rigs.
BLM Primitive Road Dispersed
A rugged primitive road corridor winding through Bureau of Land Management territory near Lehman Butte, offering remote dispersed camping options.
BLM Primitive Road Dispersed
Remote dispersed camping corridor located on BLM-managed land near Lehman Butte.
BLM Primitive Road Dispersed
A rugged BLM primitive road offering remote dispersed camping options in a scenic desert mountain corridor near Bartlett Point.
BLM Primitive Road Dispersed
A rough, remote backcountry corridor on Bureau of Land Management territory outside of Sun Valley, offering isolated dispersed camping for prepared off-grid travelers.
Boulder Creek Dispersed Camping
A scenic forest corridor along Boulder Creek in the Sawtooth National Forest, offering dispersed camping access. This area provides beautiful mountain vistas near Boulder Peak.
Boulder View Campground
A developed public campground located near Easley Hot Springs Road, offering scenic views of the Boulder Mountains.
Boulder View Campground
A scenic developed campground situated along the Big Wood River beneath the Sawtooth range, featuring level spots, vault toilets, and direct river views. The area offers great proximity to local hot springs and hiking trails, though visitors can expect some moderate background noise from nearby Highway 75.
Boulderview S H Area Dispersed Corridor
A dispersed camping corridor running parallel to the scenic mountains north of Ketchum. The area provides easy access to nearby attractions like the Russian John Warm Springs and Prairie Creek.
Boundary Campground
A scenic, first-come, first-served U.S. Forest Service campground situated along a rushing creek just outside Sun Valley. It features immediate access to biking and hiking trails, including a paved pathway leading directly into Ketchum.
Boundary Creek Road Dispersed
A rugged dirt access corridor running through the Sawtooth National Forest near Sun Valley, offering scenic dispersed camping options close to Boundary Creek.
Brailford Forest Road Dispersed
A scenic forest road offering dispersed camping opportunities within the Sawtooth National Forest, close to popular trailheads.
Broad Canyon Campground
A quiet, remote developed campground situated along the wild Broad Canyon area within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering standard primitive sites surrounded by rugged peaks.
Burnt Creek Jeep Road
An adventurous backcountry driving and camping corridor transitioning from Bureau of Land Management territory onto Salmon-Challis National Forest land. The lower section near the BLM boundary features rugged terrain suitable for high-clearance 4WD vehicles, while the upper USFS portions offer scenic, secluded dispersed camping opportunities along Burnt Creek.
Burnt Creek Road Dispersed BLM Corridor
This remote backcountry zone follows Burnt Creek Road through undeveloped Bureau of Land Management territory. It offers primitive dispersed camping opportunities with high natural scenic value and absolute isolation, though accessibility is highly restricted by the rugged terrain.
Butterfield Road Dispersed Camping
A scenic dispersed camping corridor nested along Butterfield Road and the nearby Russian John area. The zone sits adjacent to a rushing creek with views of the Baldy mountains, offering several existing sites with stone fire rings. Access is via a dirt road with some soft dirt or mud during spring runoff.
Carey Kimama Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor located along Carey Kimama Road on BLM managed land, situated in a remote high-desert setting.
Caribou Campground
A small, quiet forest service campground nestled in a mixed conifer forest along North Fork Canyon Road. The facility is operated on a first-come, first-served basis and offers standard camping conveniences.
Cedar Street RV Parking
A convenient municipal 12-hour RV parking lot in town adjacent to a public park. This paved, level lot offers critical road trip services including a waste dump station and a seasonal potable water spigot.
Charcoal Creek Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor winding through Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering primitive roadside dispersed camping opportunities.
Chemeketan Campground
A secluded, peaceful campground situated among lodgepole pines near the headwaters of the Salmon River, surrounded by the rugged peaks of the Sawtooth Range. Visitors must cross a stream ford to access the campground loop.
Chemeketan Campground
A relatively new developed campground situated near the scenic headwaters of the Salmon River.
Chinook Bay Campground
A pleasant pine-shaded developed campground situated on the eastern shore of Little Redfish Lake. It offers close water access, ideal for non-motorized boating, canoeing, and scenery-focused stays near the Sawtooth Wilderness. Each site features a steel fire ring and picnic table, managed by an on-site camp host. Drinking water is available at the restrooms, though vehicle tank filling is prohibited. The campground is operated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Copper Basin Guard Station
The Copper Basin Guard Station is a historic 900-square-foot log cabin nestled in the scenic Pioneer Mountains of south-central Idaho, offering a rustic overnight retreat with basic propane appliances and modern indoor plumbing. The surrounding basin provides ample recreational access for hiking, horseback riding, and OHV exploration.
Copper Basin Mine Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping opportunities located along the dirt access road near the historic Copper Basin Mine area in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Copper Basin Road (Stag Creek)
A scenic dispersed camping corridor situated along the Big Lost River off Copper Basin Loop Road, featuring majestic views of Castle Rock.
Corral Canyon Dispersed
Rustic dispersed campsites positioned along the scenic dirt corridor of Corral Canyon and the North Fork of the Big Lost River.
Corral Creek Forest Road (D-4)
A scenic dirt road corridor winding through forest land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering quiet primitive roadside dispersed camping spots. It serves as a solid base camp for exploring the surrounding valley.
Corral Creek Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor located along Corral Creek Road near Sun Valley, surrounded by the scenic Sawtooth National Forest.
Corral Creek Road Dispersed
A scenic forest corridor along Corral Creek within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering dispersed camping opportunities on native dirt surfaces.
Corral Summit Road Dispersed
An expansive forest corridor near Corral Creek Summit in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering primitive roadside dispersed camping options.
Courier Gulch
A scenic mountain road corridor within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering standard dispersed camping opportunities along a dirt road.
Decker Flat Road Dispersed
An easily accessible dispersed camping area situated along Decker Flat Road, directly across Highway 75 from Redfish Lake. Recent land rehabilitation has restricted camping to a small handful of designated, numbered sites equipped with steel fire pits and grill tops, while other historic sites have been decommissioned and blocked. The area offers great scenery with views of the surrounding hills and easy access to nearby amenities at the lake.
Dry Canyon Forest Road
A scenic dirt corridor winding through the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering primitive dispersed camping options along the road.
Durance Forest Road
A scenic forest service road corridor offering dispersed camping opportunities nestled deep in the Sawtooth National Forest near Sun Valley. The area provides easy access to the surrounding wilderness, including nearby trailheads and natural beauty.
E Fk Baker CR Dispersed
East Fork Baker Creek Road is a scenic forest route located in the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum. It offers dispersed camping opportunities along the creek drainage in a lovely wooded valley.
Eagle Creek Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor along Eagle Creek Road within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering primitive options nestled in a scenic mountain valley.
Easley Campground
An established developed campground situated along the Big Wood River beneath the scenic Boulder Mountains. Surrounded by Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and aspen, it offers pleasant shade and direct access to the 20-mile Harriman Trail for hiking and biking.
East Fork Big Lost River Corridor
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along the East Fork of the Big Lost River. This area spans both Salmon-Challis National Forest and adjacent BLM-managed parcels, offering a mix of accessible riparian flats and rugged backcountry spurs.
East Fork Big Wood River Road
A scenic corridor along the East Fork of the Big Wood River within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering standard dispersed camping opportunities along the native material road.
East Fork Salmon River Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor running alongside the East Fork of the Salmon River in the Sawtooth National Forest.
East Fork Wood River Dispersed
A beautiful corridor of dispersed sites running along the creek. Steep dirt driveways lead down from the main forest road to flat landings nestled directly next to the rushing water, providing a classic backcountry setting.
Fisher Creek Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor running along Fisher Creek Road within the scenic Sawtooth National Recreation Area, offering direct vehicle access to forested pull-offs.
Fishing Access
Quiet and scenic dispersed fishing access point located within Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Fourth Of July Creek Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain access road tucked in the Sawtooth National Forest, offering primitive dispersed camping along the corridor.
Frenchman Creek Road
An unpaved forest road winding through scenic valleys of the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum. The corridor features scattered dispersed camping pull-offs along the creek with beautiful mountain backdrops.
Garden Creek Campground
A scenic, primitive BLM campground situated in an aspen grove along the Big Lost River. Featuring picnic tables, fire rings, and a vault toilet, this quiet location offers excellent opportunities for trout fishing and nature viewing.
Garden Creek N Dispersed
A rugged BLM road corridor offering rustic, dispersed camping opportunities tucked near Lehman Butte.
Glacier View Campground
Glacier View Campground is located next to beautiful Redfish Lake, beneath the Sawtooth Mountain Range. Lodgepole pines provide partial shade, and the site features views of the lake and Mount Heyburn. Roads and parking spurs throughout the site are paved, offering easy access to the nearby lodge, beach, and trails. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Showers and laundry facilities are located nearby at the resort. This is an excellent basecamp for exploring the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. During peak summer, unreserved sites may be available via the camp host even when the campground is marked full.
Grand Prize Canyon Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain canyon corridor offering dispersed camping access within the Sawtooth National Forest.
Grant Creek BLM Dispersed Area
A rugged network of primitive roads on BLM managed lands near Grant Creek in the high country. Access roads are undeveloped dirt tracks that wind through the hills, providing access to remote dispersed camping.
Gravel Pit Timber Sale Road
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along a native dirt forest road just off Highway 75 near Smiley Creek. The road winds through a forested area offering shaded spots and an intermittent creek, with rougher two-track sections the further you explore.
H.e.s. 507 Access Road
This scenic dirt corridor branches off into the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering primitive dispersed camping along its route. The road features a native dirt surface that winds through quiet wooded terrain near West Rosencrance Peak.
Hayspur Campground
A developed public campground situated next to a rainbow trout hatchery and fishing lagoon. The property features grass sites with fire rings and picnic tables, offering spacious parking options and immediate access to a nearby creek.
Hell Roaring Trailhead Corridor
A scenic dirt corridor located within the Sawtooth National Forest near the Hell Roaring trailheads. Dispersed camping is viable along the native-surface forest road leading to the access points.
High Ridge Trailhead
A quiet mountain trailhead in the Sawtooth National Forest, serving as a staging area for hikers with parking space suitable for smaller rigs. Located near the scenic Trail Creek Summit, this native dirt surface lot is seasonal and quiet.
Highway 93 Hot Springs Pullouts
A large gravel pullout immediately adjacent to Highway 93, providing direct access to natural hot spring pools. While convenient for a quick soak, the close proximity to the highway and local cattle activity makes it less than ideal for high-quality overnight stays.
Horse Wallow Dispersed Camping Corridor
A scenic dirt corridor winding through the Salmon-Challis National Forest, providing standard dispersed camping turnouts. The native dirt road offers an immersion into a dense pine setting within Blaine County near the Corral Creek Summit.
Hyndman Creek Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Hyndman Creek Road within the Sawtooth National Forest, featuring shaded streamside pull-offs tucked into stands of trees.
Iron Creek Campground
A well-maintained, official USFS campground situated in a gorgeous forest setting. It features around 9 to 10 semi-private sites and serves as an excellent basecamp for hiking up to the stunning alpine scenery of Sawtooth Lake.
Jim Cr-livingston Mine Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor winding through native forest near the Sawtooth Mountains. This zone features dispersed camping pull-offs along a dirt access road.
Kane Creek Dispersed Camping
A scenic mountain drainage corridor located within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering primitive roadside dispersed camping along Kane Creek.
Kendall Creek Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor located along Kendall Creek Road within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering scenic mountain forest surroundings.
Ketchum District, Sawtooth National Forest
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Ketchum Public Parking Lot
A central municipal parking lot in downtown Ketchum allowing overnight parking. While parking is officially allowed for up to 7 nights, campers must closely follow seasonal alternating-side rules for snow removal during winter and be aware that sleeping in vehicles is technically restricted by local code.
Ketchum-Featherville Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping opportunities located along the Ketchum-Featherville corridor inside the Sawtooth National Forest. The route offers immersive forest settings with convenient access to mountain landscapes.
Keystone Gulch
A scenic mountain road corridor running through the Sawtooth National Forest near Sun Valley. It offers rustic dispersed camping opportunities directly adjacent to natural scenery with relatively straightforward access.
Lake Creek Road Dispersed
This scenic dispersed camping corridor runs along Lake Creek Road in the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley, Idaho. It offers opportunities for campers seeking a wilderness-like experience close to Roundup Peak, with native dirt pull-offs suitable for a variety of rigs.
Lake Creek Road Dispersed
A rugged dirt access corridor running through scenic Sawtooth National Forest lands outside of Sun Valley. The road offers options for dispersed motorhome and passenger vehicle camping alongside native landscapes.
Lambs Gulch BLM Dispersed Area
This remote Bureau of Land Management corridor offers primitive dispersed camping opportunities along a rugged dirt road in the hills west of Hailey.
Left Fork Boulder Creek Spur B
A scenic Forest Service spur road winding through the Sawtooth National Forest near Boulder Creek. The area offers opportunities for quiet dispersed camping with beautiful mountain backdrops.
Lehman Basin Road Dispersed
A rugged dirt corridor traversing high-desert sagebrush flats and rolling terrain near Lehman Butte. This remote BLM road is best suited for experienced backcountry travelers equipped with capable high-clearance vehicles.
Lehman Basin Spur A Dispersed Area
A scenic dirt spur road within Salmon-Challis National Forest that provides options for dispersed camping.
Lehman Ridge Spur A
A scenic dirt spur road running through the Salmon-Challis National Forest, providing access to remote dispersed camping areas.
Limekiln Gulch Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping along Limekiln Gulch Road within the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum. This corridor provides easy access to native dirt roads with spectacular mountain backdrops.
Little Boone
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along a native dirt road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Little Fall Creek Road
A scenic dispersed camping corridor winding along Little Fall Creek within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering standard forest service access.
Little Wood River Reservoir Campground
A well-maintained Bureau of Reclamation campground featuring approximately 15 spacious sites arranged along a loop above the reservoir, many offering shade trees, picnic tables, grills, and fire rings. Access requires driving under 4 miles on a flat but washboarded dirt road. The area offers beautiful mountain views and quiet surroundings, with free camping allowed up to the standard limit.
Magic Reservoir Boat Ramp
A scenic, open camping area situated near the old Magic Reservoir boat ramp. Access is via a short, unpaved road with some steep, gravelly sections that can feel loose when towing. The setting offers spacious, exposed spots right by the water's edge with minimal shade.
Main Horse Creek Spur Dispersed Camping
A scenic dirt road spur situated within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering primitive dispersed camping opportunities.
Meadows RV Park
A fully developed RV park offering full-hookup sites with concrete pads, metal picnic tables, and clean restroom and shower facilities. Located right along the highway and just minutes from Sun Valley and Ketchum, it provides extremely convenient access to local events, markets, and municipal bus transit.
Miller Canyon Road Dispersed
A scenic dirt road corridor within the Salmon-Challis National Forest offering dispersed camping opportunities.
Miller-bear Road
A scenic dirt corridor winding through the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley. It provides convenient access to dispersed camping sites tucked away in a quiet mountain pine forest setting.
Mormon Hill - Little Wood Road Dispersed
A scenic dirt corridor winding through the Sawtooth National Forest near Mormon Hill, offering opportunities for dispersed camping along the road.
Mount Heyburn Campground
A beautiful first-come, first-served Forest Service campground along the Redfish Lake corridor offering scenic views of Mount Heyburn and the surrounding Sawtooth Mountains.
Mountain View Campground
A small, tranquil six-site developed campground situated alongside Little Redfish Lake. It serves as an excellent basecamp for non-motorized water recreation, photography, and hiking into the adjacent Sawtooth and White Clouds Wilderness areas via nearby trailheads. The campground operates entirely on a first-come, first-served basis.
Muldoon Canyon Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain driving corridor through the Salmon-Challis National Forest offering dispersed camping opportunities. This area is nestled within a rugged canyon with impressive peaks visible on the horizon.
Muldoon Canyon Road
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Muldoon Creek in the Sawtooth National Forest near Bellevue, Idaho.
Murdock Campground
A small, peaceful Forest Service developed campground operated by a concessionaire. Nestled in a mixed conifer forest along the river, it provides a quiet escape with basic amenities.
Murdock Creek Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor winding along the creek just outside Ketchum, featuring numerous dispersed campsites nestled in a mixed conifer forest. It offers peaceful, wooded surroundings with access to trails and local creeks, though some spots require navigating a rough and rutted dirt road.
N Fk Big Wood River Spur G1 Dispersed
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along the North Fork Big Wood River Spur G1 in Sawtooth National Forest near Sun Valley. The area offers great opportunities for quiet camping amid pine forests and is accessible via a native material dirt road.
Nf Big Lost User #1 Dispersed
This forest corridor winds through the Salmon-Challis National Forest, providing scenic opportunities for dispersed camping along the native material dirt road.
Nf Big Lost User #10 Dispersed
A quiet dispersed camping corridor situated along Forest Road #10 within the scenic Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Nf Big Lost User #2
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along a native dirt road within Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Nf Big Lost User #6
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along a native-dirt National Forest road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Nf Big Lost User #7 Alt Corridor
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along the North Fork Big Lost road system within the pristine Salmon-Challis National Forest.
North Fork Campground
North Fork Campground is nestled in a scenic aspen and pine forest along the banks of the Big Wood River. This well-maintained Forest Service facility offers excellent access to the 20-mile Harriman Trail for hiking and biking, as well as direct river access for fly-fishing and tubing.
North Pagari Road Dispersed
Quiet dispersed camping options scattered along North Pagari Road on public Bureau of Land Management land. The area features low-shrub high desert plains with open sky vistas and distant mountain views.
North Shore Campground
North Shore Campground offers basic developed campsites located along the scenic shores of Alturas Lake. It is operated on a first-come, first-served basis where visitors register and pay at the physical campground site.
Old BLM Gravel Pit Road
A scenic dirt corridor located within the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum. It provides seasonal vehicle access and standard dispersed camping opportunities on a native material surface.
Oregon Gulch (FR 133)
A scenic mountain access road providing entry to the Sawtooth National Forest along Oregon Gulch, suitable for dispersed camping during the dry season.
Outlet Campground
A developed family campground situated adjacent to Redfish Lake under the dramatic peaks of the Sawtooth Mountains, offering pine shade and immediate water access.
Panther Gulch
A scenic mountain drainage offering peaceful dispersed camping access along a native dirt road in the Sawtooth National Forest.
Park Creek Campground
A developed national forest campground nestled in a mixed conifer forest adjacent to beaver ponds and a stream bottom. Features a dozen sites equipped with picnic tables and metal fire rings.
Pettit Lake Beach Road Dispersed
An expansive corridor of scenic forest spots located along the access road to the east of Pettit Lake. Prior to reaching the developed campground, the fork leads to numerous flat, dirt pull-offs suited for various rig sizes. The road is well-maintained up to the Yellow Belly Trailhead, after which the route becomes significantly rougher, requiring higher clearance and smaller vehicle profiles.
Pettit Lake Campground
A scenic developed campground situated adjacent to the shores of Pettit Lake, offering immediate access to the water and wilderness trails. Operating on a first-come, first-served basis, campers should arrive early to secure a site and utilize the mobile scan-and-pay system upon arrival.
Pettit Lake Recreation System Dispersed
A scenic corridor of dispersed camping opportunities nested along the Pettit Lake Recreation System in the Sawtooth National Forest. Numerous large, open spots line the access routes near a pleasant babbling creek, offering sweeping alpine views of the surrounding peaks. Most sites lie just off the main highway, providing a tranquil woodland setting with close access to hiking trails and high-mountain lakes.
Pettit Lake Road Dispersed
A scenic backcountry dispersed camping area located in the Sawtooth National Forest near Pettit Lake and the Tin Cup Hiker Trailhead.
Pettit Lake Trailhead
A dirt access road and trailhead parking area located near Pettit Lake. This spot provides seasonal access for campers and hikers exploring the Sawtooth National Forest.
Phi Kappa Campground
A quiet established forest campground in a beautiful lodgepole pine setting, featuring well-spaced sites with tables and fire rings.
Phi Kappa Cutoff Spur A
A scenic national forest spur road located in the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley, providing access to dispersed camping sites on native dirt surfaces.
Point Campground
A scenic developed campground situated on the shores of Redfish Lake within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, offering tent and small vehicle camping with immediate access to lakeside recreation.
Pole Creek Cutoff
A rugged dirt road corridor in the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum. It offers access for dispersed camping with beautiful scenery and mountain pine surrounds.
Pole Creek Road Dispersed
An expansive dispersed camping corridor located along Pole Creek Road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest. This scenic, native-dirt road offers numerous rustic pull-offs and clearings suitable for self-contained rigs looking to explore the pristine surrounding wilderness.
Pole Creek Road Dispersed
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Pole Creek Road near the historic Pole Creek Guard Station. The area offers great views of the Sawtooth Mountains and sits in a lush mountain valley with accessible pull-outs.
Prairie Campground
A beautiful, forested campground located right off Highway 75 along the scenic Big Wood River within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It features spaced-out sites offering varying levels of privacy and scenic views, and is well-suited for multiple vehicle sizes including larger travel trailers.
Quigley Cutoff Dispersed Camping
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Quigley Cutoff Road in the Sawtooth National Forest near Bellevue, Idaho.
Ramey Spur Dispersed Camping
This scenic dispersed camping corridor is located along a native dirt spur in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering standard primitive camping experiences.
Redfish Inlet Campground
A scenic developed campground situated at the inlet of Redfish Lake within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, accessible by boat or hiking trail.
Richfield Diversion BLM Campground
A peaceful, remote BLM camping area situated along the Richfield Diversion canal near Magic Reservoir. The location features three dispersed-style developed sites equipped with picnic tables and fire rings, supported by a basic vault toilet. Surrounded by scenic desert bluffs and low mountain views, it offers a quiet escape away from highway noise, though seasonal bugs and overgrown vegetation can occur in late summer. Access is via a well-maintained gravel road that is easily passable for standard vehicles and larger rigs when dry.
Rider Creek Corridor
Scenic dispersed camping opportunities along Rider Creek within Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Rock Creek Dispersed Camping Corridor
This rugged backcountry route spans both Salmon-Challis National Forest and adjacent BLM-managed parcels along Rock Creek. The lower section features standard gravel surfaces, while the upper BLM primitive spur roads transition to highly rutted dirt paths requiring high-clearance vehicles. Dispersed camping is permitted throughout, offering scenic mountain valley backdrops with high privacy.
Russian John Hot Springs Road Corridor
A scenic dirt corridor providing access to dispersed camping areas and parking near the natural warm spring features.
Salmon River Bottom / Galena Pass Wagon Road
Scenic dispersed camping spots located along Salmon River Bottom (FR 220) near the Galena Summit. The road climbs steeply up the pass, offering outstanding, panoramic views of the Sawtooth range. Sites are situated on native material surfaces.
Salmon River Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor winding along the headwaters of the Salmon River near Galena Summit. Dispersed campsites are scattered throughout the lodgepole pine forests, providing secluded pull-outs for self-sufficient campers seeking a quiet forest escape.
Sawtooth Forest Dispersed (East)
A rugged dispersed campsite tucked into the forest with scenic mountain backdrops.
Sawtooth Forest Dispersed (West)
A secluded pull-off campsite surrounded by trees, offering quiet wilderness isolation.
Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Sawtooth National Forest
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Sawtooth Valley Work Center Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor located off the main highway near the Sawtooth Valley Work Center, providing direct access to the Champion Creek Trailhead.
Sawtooth Wilderness Dispersed Camping (East Side)
Secluded dispersed camping options situated within the scenic Sawtooth National Recreation Area. This rugged region serves as a popular gateway for exploring nearby backcountry landmarks like Cardiac Peak and Merriam Peak.
Silver Creek BLM Recreation Site
An exceptional developed BLM public access site along Silver Creek, featuring numbered individual sites with picnic shelters, tables, and clean vault toilets. Situated within a beautiful riparian sagebrush landscape, this location is widely prized for its pristine creek access, quiet atmosphere, and world-class trout fly fishing.
Silver Creek Campground
A scenic primitive campground situated along the banks of Silver Creek, famous for world-class spring creek fly fishing. The campground has two main loops, East and West, connected by a trail along the creek. Stays are limited to 10 days, and the area provides basic vault toilets but no potable water, picnic tables, fire rings, or trash collection.
Smiley Creek Dump Station Access
A scenic national forest access point located near Smiley Creek in the Sawtooth National Forest, serving as a functional stop with beautiful mountain backdrops.
Smiley Creek Road Dispersed Camping
A scenic forest service road corridor offering dispersed camping access in the Sawtooth National Forest near Vienna Peak. This native-material road winds through a rugged canyon with opportunities for secluded stays during the warmer seasons.
Smokey Bear Campground
Developed campground located in the scenic Sawtooth National Forest near Alturas Lake. This site offers first-come, first-served camping.
Sockeye Campground
A scenic developed campground on the shores of Redfish Lake. It features paved parking pads, picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and potable water with easy trail and beach access.
Stanley Ad Site Visitor Parking
This visitor parking area is located just off the highway, providing easy pull-off access to the spectacular Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It features a bituminous surface treatment and serves as a highly convenient base for local trailheads and recreational facilities.
Star Hope Campground
A developed National Forest campground situated along the quiet canyon floor, providing basic amenities like pit toilets and a hand pump water spigot.
Sullivan Hole
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Sullivan Hole Road within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering primitive forest settings close to wilderness trails.
Sunny Gulch Campground
A peaceful, well-shaded Forest Service campground nestled along the Salmon River. Features paved access, immaculate vault toilets, and beautiful, spacious sites that provide a front-row seat to the dramatic Sawtooth Mountains.
Sunny Gulch Dispersed Area
An established dispersed camping corridor located along the Salmon River, adjacent to the official Sunny Gulch Campground. This popular area features multiple spread-out sites under mature pine trees, offering an excellent primitive alternative close to outdoor recreation.
Taylor Creek Timber Loop
A remote forest corridor located in the Sawtooth National Forest offering quiet dispersed camping opportunities. The loop road winds through scenic pine forest terrain with easy access to nearby mountain trailheads. Clear access rules allow both passenger vehicles and motorhomes during the open season. The lower sections near the highway may have more traffic, but deeper parts of the loop offer excellent privacy. Standard forest service dispersed camping regulations apply across this area. Recommended for self-contained rigs seeking a peaceful mountain setting.
Trail Creek & Wilson Creek Road Dispersed
An expansive area of scenic dispersed campsites situated along Trail Creek Road and Wilson Creek, beginning roughly 1.5 miles east of the Sawtooth National Forest boundary. It features isolated gravel pull-offs with beautiful valley views and easy access to the local paved bike paths leading into Sun Valley.
Trail Creek Road (FR 208) Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping opportunities nestled along a forest service corridor within the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley.
Trail Creek Road Corridor Dispersed
A scenic mountain passage corridor with dispersed streamside camping options located just off the main road. The area features forested sites next to the creek, perfect for fly fishing and remote camping on public land.
Trail Creek Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping along a dirt road in Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley.
Trail Creek User #4
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Trail Creek inside the Salmon-Challis National Forest, providing easy road access to mountain settings near Sun Valley.
Upper Trail Creek Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping along Upper Trail Creek Road, surrounded by the beautiful peaks of the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Trail Creek Summit.
Valley Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping options located along Valley Road within the Sawtooth National Forest corridor near Ketchum, Idaho.
Warm Springs Road (Ketchum-Featherville Rd)
A scenic mountain corridor along Warm Springs Creek west of Ketchum, featuring numbered, designated-only dispersed camping spots. Located within the Sawtooth National Forest, this popular route offers convenient creek access, nearby hot springs, and flat campsites nestled under towering pines.
Warm Springs Road Dispersed (Rooks Creek)
A scenic mountain valley corridor along Warm Springs Road near Rooks Creek. This area offers numerous flat, numbered dispersed sites nestled between pine forests and the rushing river. While highly scenic and peaceful during the week, the road experiences moderate dust and recreational traffic on summer weekends.
Warm Springs Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor along Warm Springs Creek within the Sawtooth National Forest. Numerous numbered, designated dispersed campsites run parallel to the creek, offering quick access to Frenchman's Hot Springs and close proximity to Ketchum. Note that the lower portion of Warm Springs Road closest to town passes through municipal and ski resort areas where overnight camping is strictly prohibited, but camping is permitted in designated sites once on National Forest land.
West Fork Fishing Access Spur
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along the West Fork Fishing Access Spur in Salmon-Challis National Forest.
West Pass Creek
A scenic mountain corridor situated within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering dispersed camping options alongside West Pass Creek.
White Cloud Peaks Dispersed
A rugged wilderness pull-off located deep in the Sawtooth National Forest near the base of the dramatic White Cloud Peaks.
Wildhorse Campground
A developed Forest Service campground with 13 sites nestled in a heavily wooded canyon setting. It features seasonal water hand pumps, two vault toilets, and direct access to nearby mountain trailheads.
Wildhorse Creek Dispersed Camping Corridor
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Wildhorse Creek in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. This dirt route provides access to primitive camping spots with beautiful mountain vistas of the surrounding Pioneer Mountains and Wildhorse Peak.
Wildhorse Creek Dispersed
A scenic corridor featuring numerous dispersed camping options along Wildhorse Creek. The sites extend along a well-maintained gravel road with several creekside pullouts leading up to a developed forest campground.
Wildhorse Creek Road Dispersed
A rugged dirt corridor offering access to dispersed camping sites along Wildhorse Creek in the scenic Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Wildhorse Creek Road Dispersed
An expansive dispersed camping corridor running parallel to Wildhorse Creek in the Pioneer Mountains. Features include scenic meadow sites, direct creek access, and proximity to trailheads with stunning mountain backdrops. This road links standard dispersed pull-outs with designated recreational access points.
Wildhorse Creek Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor located along Wildhorse Creek Road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The area features scenic, native-dirt pullouts surrounded by rugged mountain peaks and dense pine forests.
Wildhorse User #3
A scenic dispersed camping corridor located along a native dirt road within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, offering direct access to the surrounding wilderness.
Wolftone Campground Dispersed
A scenic forest service corridor located along Wolftone Creek within the Sawtooth National Forest, offering primitive dispersed camping options.
Wolftone Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor nestled along Wolftone Road within the beautiful Sawtooth National Forest near Hailey, Idaho. The area offers great proximity to Kelly Mountain and features quiet forest settings.
Wood River Campground
This scenic developed campground sits on the banks of the beautiful Big Wood River. It offers single-family campsites for RVs and tents on a first-come, first-served basis, plus a reservable group overnight area. Standard amenities include drinking water and flush toilets. Paved asphalt roads lead throughout the campground loops. Some campers report that the sites remain accessible in the winter despite seasonal closures, depending on snowpack. Visitors enjoy trout fishing, tubing, and exploring the adjacent nature trails. It is located just 10 miles north of Ketchum.
Wood River Trails Parking Lot (Sun Valley / Ketchum)
A large trailhead parking lot serving the Wood River Trails system just outside Ketchum. Though some travelers have successfully parked here, there is an official sign posted designating the area for day-use only, and local ordinances strictly govern parking and overnight stays.