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Overview Oxbow and Brownlee Reservoirs provide boating, fishing, and camping opportunities along the Snake River. Oxbow Reservoir (13 miles long) is accessed from Cambridge, Idaho. Brownlee Reservoir (57 miles long) and be accessed from either Cambridge, on the north, or...
This trail ascends to Little Lost Lake in the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The small and shallow alpine lake contains no fish. Undeveloped camping is allowed. The trail starts as a two track road and is ATV and motorcycle...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview This popular site for fishing, boating, water skiing and ice fishing offers semi-developed camping. Nearby commercial facilities offer a range of accommodations and developed campgrounds with RV...
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The Bureau of Land Management's Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a 750,000-acre geologic wonderland, managed jointly with the National Park Service's Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Its central feature is the Great Rift...
In Idaho, BLM manages over 9,000 acres of public lands in the Crystal Lake Wilderness Study Area. This area is valued for its scenic, recreational and cultural values. The nearby Skitwish Monuments are unique rock structures associated with the religious...
Overview Little Boulder Recreation Site is adjacent to the East Fork Salmon River, near the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, is often used as a staging area to access the Cecil D. Andrus White Clouds Wilderness Area. This recreation sites include...
Overview BLM manages more than 267,000 acres of public lands in the Owyhee River Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau are...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The trail ascends to Lost Lake within the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The scenic alpine lake contains cutthroat trout. Undeveloped camping is allowed and is open...
Overview Deadman Hole has five first come, first served campsites, and two walk-in campsites adjacent to the scenic Upper Salmon River. Anglers have access to great fishing opportunities. Amenities include restrooms, picnic shelters and tables, drinking water, ample parking and...
In Idaho, BLM manages over 17,000 acres of public lands in the Grandmother Wilderness Study Area. The terrain varies from heavily forested drainages to bare peaks and several high mountain lakes. Elevation ranges from 4600 feet in the Lund Creek...
Overview BLM manages more than 90,000 acres of public lands in the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau are...
This trail ascends to Fish Lake within the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The scenic alpine lake contains cutthroat trout and is the headwaters for the Little North Fork of the Clearwater River. Undeveloped camping is allowed. From Forest Service...
Overview BLM manages more than 51,000 acres of public land in the Little Jacks Creek Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau...
In Idaho, BLM manages 3,500 acres of public lands in the Lower Salmon Falls Creek Wilderness Study Area. The WSA consists of 16-mile long, 1/2-mile wide canyon that carries Salmon Falls. This vertical-walled meandering canyon dissects the Antelope Pocket lava...
This is a short trail that traverses downhill through a dense forested area to Mirror Lake. The trail surface is natural dirt and rock with a moderate trail rating with the elevation ranging from 5760-6200 feet. Undeveloped camping is allowed...
Overview This picnic area in a shady grove of cottonwoods, is located near the eastern end of the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway (a.k.a. Mud Flat Road). This is the only developed recreation spot in this region and includes tables, grills...
In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 1,000 acres of public lands in the Selkirk Crest Wilderness Study Area. The WSA is steep and heavily vegetated with a wide variety of species. Elevation ranges from near 1,800 feet to almost 4,500 feet...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The St. Anthony Sand Dunes consists of 10,600 acres of clear, shifting, white quartz sand. Although much of the sand dunes is managed as a wilderness study...
Overview The 425-mile Salmon River is one of the longest free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. The river begins at not much more than a trickle at an elevation of about 8,000 feet in the Sawtooth and Whitecloud Mountains...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview Lud Drexler Park is located on the north end of Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir near the Idaho/Nevada border, about 36 miles south of Twin Falls, Idaho. The...
Overview Huckleberry Campground is located along the shores of the St. Joe River, 29 miles east of St. Maries, Idaho on the St. Joe River Road. Reserve a campsite here: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273785/campsites. Recreation RV Camping, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing. In close proximity...
Overview Pink House Recreation Site is a large developed site located approximately 5 miles west of Orofino, ID. Nestled beside the Clearwater River at an elevation of 980 feet, the Pink House Recreation Site is surrounded by scenic views of...
Overview Steck Park offers access to Brownlee Reservoir along the Snake River from the Idaho side of Hell's Canyon. The park is at the southern end of the 56-mile-long reservoir, not far from the town of Weiser, Idaho. Brownlee is...
Overview Blackfoot Reservoir Campground is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is located on the southwest end of the Blackfoot Reservoir. The Reservoir covers 18,000 surface acres when full and is the second largest reservoir in southeastern...
Overview Located far from any ocean, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes appears as a rolling sea of sand on the eastern edge of Idaho’s volcanic Snake River Plain. These vast dunes are the largest in Idaho. They blanket an area...
Overview Upper Lake Creek Trail begins at Herd Lake Overlook at the end of Herd Lake Road. The trailhead contains a parking area, vault toilet, and informational kiosk. There is no cell service at the trailhead or within the Wilderness...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview A concrete boat ramp, docks, paved parking and 12 camp units are situated on the shore of 500-acre Killarney Lake. Campsites do not have electrical or water...
This is a primitive backcountry site serving as the trailhead to the Crystal Lake Trail. Crystal Lake Trail is a high-elevation rugged backcountry trail provides foot access to Crystal Lake. It is dangerous and not suitable for motorized, equestrian or...
This is one of three primitive backcountry campsites along Forest Road 301 on the south side of the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area (WSA). A vault toilet is available at the site however no garbage or other services are provided.
This is one of three primitive backcountry camp sites along Forest Road 301 on the south side of Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area (WSA) and serves as the trailhead for the Lookout Mountain and Delaney Creek Trails.
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview McKay’s Bend, which is jointly managed by the BLM and Idaho Fish and Game, is a developed recreation site located along the Clearwater River and Lewis and...
Overview Bayhorse Campground is at 5400-foot elevation and is ten miles south of Challis on Highway 75. Named for a historic mining district, Bayhorse Campground has 11 campsites along the Salmon River offering plentiful fishing. Anglers come for the resident...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview Hammer Creek Recreation site is a popular put-in spot for boating the Lower Salmon River via raft, kayak, jet boat or power boat. It has 12 campsites...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview This site on the Lower Salmon River is a frequent put-in spot for floating the Lower Salmon River. Visitors can camp, fish and picnic here too. The...
This is a primitive backcountry site with six tent camping units and a vault toilet; no other services or facilities are available. The access road is narrow, steep and rough.
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview This unique boat-in campground offers 16 tent camping units, two mooring docks, a swimming beach, three picnic units, a group picnic shelter, vault toilets, drinking water and...
Overview The Joseph T. Fallini Campground, situated on the banks of the Mackay Reservoir, is the only recreational site in Challis Field Office that offers full RV hookups and features a diversity of other facilities. This scenic area has a...