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$15/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
11 campsites
Season
Open mid-May to mid-...
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Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$15/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
11 campsites
Season
Open mid-May to mid-...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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South Fork Salmon River Campground, Cascade, Idaho
River-focused campers who can arrive midweek will find this easy to snag. Sites near the water offer the best privacy, fishing for cutthroat and rainbow trout is right outside your tent, and the September salmon spawn draws wildlife including eagles and otters to the same stretch
Warm Lake Road noise reaches every site after dark, and there are no showers, hookups, or dump stations. Anyone who needs full hookups or a quiet night without road traffic will be frustrated.
Reference information about South Fork Salmon River Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>The South Fork Salmon River Campground hosts 11 campsites situated in a scenic forest of towering, old-growth ponderosa pine, which provides partial shade in the campground.</p><p>Warm Lake is just a short distance away from the campground and visitors enjoy all the recreation opportunities that the lake has to offer in the day, while staying in a quiet setting for evening relaxation.</p><p>Chipmunk Creek runs alongside the campground. Summer wildflowers and butterflies are abundant. There are lots of picnic and hiking opportunities. You may get a glimpse of variety of wildlife including bears, deer, elk, fox, grouse, eagles, osprey, grosbeaks, whooping cranes and otters, that live in the area.</p><p><strong>Recreation:</strong></p><p>Just a short drive from the campground, is Warm Lake offering great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout. Boating, canoeing and swimming are also popular activities.</p><p>Billy Rice Swim Beach is available at Warm Lake Lodge on the north side of the lake. The area offers a day-use site for picnicking and swimming. There is a boat ramp is located at nearby Shoreline Campground.<br /><br />The surrounding area offers great hiking, mountain biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding, and hunting. The WeWuKiye (Wa Wu Kia) Trail No. 252 was recently built and can be accessed at Shoreline Campground. It is popular for hiking and mountain biking.<br /><br />For off-road vehicle enthusiasts, Telephone Ridge Trail No. 112 offers 20 miles of trails for all riding levels, with staging areas at Shoreline Campground.</p><p>In September, you may want to visit the South Fork Salmon River fish viewing site. The bridge-walkway enables you to see to see chinook salmon that have traveled 700 miles from the Pacific Ocean to spawn.</p>
The elevation is 5,400 ft. The campground stretches along the South Fork of Salmon River through Lodgepole pine and spruce. Traffic noise from Warm Lake Rd. is evident throughout the campground. The South Fork of Salmon River is a spawning area so "water play," such as wading, is not permitted during part of the year. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Open Memoria Day weekend through Labor Day Boise National Forest 125
The water spigot is a hand pump.
The parking aprons are sandy.
In Cascade, ID, at the intersection of Main St. (State Rt. 55) and Warm Lake Rd., take Warm Lake Rd. east 23 miles to campground sign. Turn right at sign onto a dirt single-lane road and go 0.1 miles to campground.
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Mid-May through mid-September is the operating window. Summer daytime highs reach 65–80°F, with nights dropping to 35–50°F. July and August offer the warmest water temperatures for swimming. Trails dry out by late June. Early fall can bring sudden cold snaps. Snow closes access by mid-September most years.
September offers chinook salmon viewing and cooler hiking—popular shoulder season activity.
South Fork Salmon River Campground offers essential amenities in a scenic forest environment. The campground provides vault toilets, potable water through a hand pump, and picnic tables at all 11 campsites. Fire pits are also present at each site, contributing to a convenient yet rustic camping experience.
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