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Established Camping

Morgan Bar Campground

Description

Bureau of Land Management

Salmon Field Office (BLM)

Overview

Morgan Bar Campground offers RV-friendly and tent campsites with group facilities and a boat ramp. The site is adjacent to the Salmon River with a magnificent eastern view of the Beaverhead Mountains. The site was formally homesteaded by the Morgan family and still has a remnant orchard. A trail winds around a wetland pond and along almost a mile of the Salmon River's west bank.

Recreation

Morgan Bar Campground offers many recreation opportunities including river access for rating, fishing, tubing, and swimming. The wetland pond and riverfront trail to the south of the campground provide excellent birding opportunities. The surrounding area offers a multitude of recreation opportunities including motorized and non-motorized trails, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

Facilities

Morgan Bar Campground offers many recreation opportunities including river access for rating, fishing, tubing, and swimming. The wetland pond and riverfront trail to the south of the campground provide excellent birding opportunities. The surrounding area offers a multitude of recreation opportunities including motorized and non-motorized trails, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

Natural Features

The campground is adjacent to the Salmon River with a magnificent eastern view of the Beaverhead Mountains. A trail winds around a wetland pond and along almost a mile of the Salmon River's west bank providing ample opportunities for birding and wildlife viewing. The rock cliffs to the west of the campground are popular nesting sites for Canada goose.__

Nearby Attractions

Salmon River Tower Rock Campground Lemhi County Fairgrounds

contact_info

This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (208) 756-5400.

Charges & Cancellations

No changes/cancellations/refunds are allowed, as all fees are paid either on-site or through the Recreation.gov Scan & Pay App.

Fee Info

Campsite nightly rates are $5/site and $2 per additional vehicle. Limit of one additional vehicle per campsite. Fees may be paid on-site using fee envelopes or with the Recreation.gov Scan & Pay App.__

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Location

Morgan Bar Campground is located in Idaho

Detail location of campground

Directions

Take Highway 93 North from Salmon, ID for 3.5 miles. Turn left at the Lemhi County Fairgrounds and follow the signs for about 1 mile down the Diamond Creek Road. The site is on the right between the Diamond Creek Road and the Salmon River.

Address

1206 S Challis St
Salmon, ID 83467

Coordinates

45.253068 N
113.90764 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

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6 Reviews

Reviewed Sep. 5, 2024

Correct location

I stayed here for one night. It is $5 per night. I had decent Verizon signal. There were at least eight camping areas. While I stayed here about half were full. The camping limit for this area is 14 days. There is a camping host that lives here so you cannot overnight park for free. There is river access. The only plot that I found that I could use my hammock at was plot 8. Just because of the lack of strong trees.

Site8
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Ben H., September 5, 2024
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Ben H., September 5, 2024
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Ben H., September 5, 2024
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Reviewed Jul. 20, 2021

Goodnight sleep

Morgan bar was a nice place to stay the night I loved to hear the river flowing in the background it was very peaceful. There was 2 other people camped so it was quiet. Bring bug spray it was buggy! We had a cute bunny visit our site as well as the camp hosts dog she was very sweet. I will definitely be back.

Don’t follow the dyrts coordinates they are wrong use google.

Site5
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Vania Z., July 20, 2021
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Vania Z., July 20, 2021
Reviewed Jul. 17, 2021

Great apot

Nice camp host. Spots are decently far from each other (25-50yds). River is beautiful.

Site8
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Sep. 4, 2020

Best camp yet

Small place, only 10/15 campsites. Sits right on a river, very spacious sites and super cheap ($5). Camp host is a cool guy too, that always helps. First camp site in 2 weeks I’ve decided to stay for multiple days because it’s a beauty.

  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Camden P., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Camden P., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Camden P., September 4, 2020
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Reviewed Sep. 10, 2017

Nice place to stop on road trip

We stopped here to sleep on our way to Glacier NP. It was easy to find but off the main road and quiet. Very clean campsites with fire pits and trash cans. We drove around the campsite before we left, all the sites were camper trailer friendly and had grassy areas for tents. All for $5

Site1
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Julie W., September 10, 2017
  • Review photo of Morgan Bar Campground by Julie W., September 10, 2017
Reviewed Jun. 22, 2017

Good for a short trip

The campground is very open, a few patches of trees, but mostly it's bare. It sits right on the edge of the salmon River, and is only 15 minutes from town if you need supplies. The host of the campground is really nice too. It's got about 5 spots for camping, and a volleyball court, spot for horseshoes and a fairly open field perfect for any other activities.

I would say it's a better rec site than camping spot.

Month of VisitJune

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