There’s only a handful of spots here. They are just down the road past the paid campground, which is also very nice for $24 and had plenty of open spots in August. I was able to snag a nice spot right by the river. There is currently a fire ban in place. (Small camping stoves only) The trailhead to Rainbow hot springs is at the end of the road, so it was the perfect place to stay before backpacking out there the next day.

We camped here for two nights. It’s location was perfect for our next day Hanging Lake hike followed by a soak at Iron Mountain hot springs as both are less than an hour away from here. We found a spot that was easy enough to pull into in our Nissan Rogue. Near a small meadow but also in the woods. There was a fire pit and some trash from other campers that we cleaned up before leaving but nothing too bad.