Established Camping
Hammer Creek Recreation Site
About
Bureau of Land Management
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 along the Lower Salmon River surrounded by semi-arid mountain peaks. Amenities include drinking water, restrooms and a RV dump station. Other BLM recreation sites along this stretch of river are Island Bar, Lucile, Old Lucile, Shorts Bar, Slate Creek, Skookumchuck, White Bird, Hammer Creek and Pine Bar. Be sure to check those sites for more information and amenities for boat ramps or camping.
Fee Info
Camping is $10 per night per camper, plus $4 per additional vehicle not in tow per night. Camping only allowed at designated numbered campsites. Federal Interagency Access Pass provides for a 50% discount off of the campsite fee.
Location
Hammer Creek Recreation Site is located in Idaho
Directions
Approximately 2.7 miles from Highway 95, near the town of White Bird.
Coordinates
45.76504643 N
116.32537228 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TFair
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
GuideGreat spot for a night stop
The locals at Pine Ridge recommended me this spot. I was planning to camp in the Lost Valley Reservoir, but it had been raining the whole day, and the road up to the campsite was muddy. This campsite was a great alternative (no dirt road, woohoo!). Spots are big (although pretty close to each other), and there isn't a lot of shade.
GuideNice campsite right of of US 95
Nice clean campsites. Boat and vehicle access. Nice place during salmon and steelhead seasons.
RangerGreat camp along the river
Popular for rafters this camp has drinking water a TV dump and a boat launch could use more shade but great camp
GuideA nice surprise!
When we first got here we weren’t sure but it turned out to be quite nice! It’s small and the sites are semi close together but most people were there to fish and were gone early in the morning for the day. Big trees provided nice shade. Picnic tables and fire pits. Super clean FLUSH toilets yay! We walked down to the river and hung out, brought our chairs and some wine. The river was nice and our toddler liked playing in the small amount of sand there was. We had our dog too. $10 per night.
