Shade and relative quiet define the experience at Spring Creek Campground, a drive-in and boat-in site managed by the US Forest Service within Salmon National Forest. Set near both a creek and the river, the campground provides drinking water, toilets, and picnic tables, with campfires permitted and pets welcome. Wildlife in the surrounding corridor includes bighorn sheep, whitetail deer, and bald eagles. Late July and August bring triple-digit temperatures with little breeze, so late spring or early fall visits tend to hold up better. The season runs March 1 through November 30, and nearby Salmon River Dispersed — Salmon National Forest offers a looser alternative roughly a mile to the east.
Description
5 developed campsites and numerous undeveloped sites on the Wild and Scenic Salmon River, upstream from its confluence with the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork. The area is easy to explore-- it's webbed with dirt roads, jeep trails, and single track trails. Fishing in the river for cutthroat and rainbow trout, steelhead and whitefish. Put-in for a 10 mile run with Class III rapids at the popular day use area. Take-out at Cove Creek.
RV Road Trip Guides
Map & DirectionsSpring Creek Campground is located in Idaho near Shoup
Public CampgroundDirections
From North Fork, go 18 miles west on Forest Road 030.
Coordinates
45.39202906 N
114.25160818 W
Connectivity
T-MobileNo Coverage- VerizonNo Coverage
- AT&TNo Coverage
Connectivity
- T-MobileNo Coverage
- VerizonNo Coverage
- AT&TNo Coverage
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
Drive Time
- 3 hrs 5 min from Missoula, MT
- 3 hrs 49 min from Helena, MT
- 4 hrs 2 min from Bozeman, MT
- 6 hrs 41 min from Lewiston, ID
