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$10/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
12 campsites
Season
Open seasonally from...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Park Creek Campground, Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
Tent campers and anglers after rainbow or brook trout in Summit Creek will get the most from this place. Summer temps stay in the 60s-70s while the valley bakes, the sites are genuinely private under Lodgepole pines, and $10/night is nearly impossible to argue with.
No hookups, no showers, one vault toilet, and a steep rocky access road that reviewers call bumpy even in a 2WD. Bring all your supplies from Ketchum, 26 miles out, and come ready for aggressive mosquitoes near the creek all summer.
Reference information about Park Creek Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>The Park Creek Campground has 12 units in a wooded setting. There is one handpump that provides potable water, and one vault toilet. Water is available in summer months only. Nearby areas of interest include Summit Creek Trail, Big and Little Fall Creek, and Sun Valley/Ketchum.</p>
The elevation is 7,800 ft. This pack it in, park it out campground, adjacent to a River willow-covered marsh area and Summit Creek, is a single loop in a stand of Lodgepole pine and spruce. There are some nice vistas of the mountains - good place to get away from the summer heat. Although there is little understory and middlestory, well spaced camp sites provide good privacy. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Open June 1 through September 30 - weather dependent
The water spigot is a hand pump.
The parking aprons are dirt and rocky. An RV waste station with potable water is available for a donation at the Forest Service Sawtooth National Recreation Area Headquarters Office, 6.1 miles north of Ketchum, ID on State Rt. 75.
In Ketchum, ID (downtown), at intersection of State Rt. 75 (Main St.) and Sun Valley Rd. (sign to Sun Valley), go north on Sun Valley Rd. (no sign) for 13.2 miles to campground sign. Turn left into campground. NOTE: Sun Valley Rd. becomes dirt, rocky, rough, and steep in 9.4 miles. At this point, the road climbs dramatically for 2.8 miles to Trail Creek Summit where it levels off to the campground. Although mostly two-lane up to the summit, the road is not RV friendly.
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Summer delivers the most reliable access, with daytime highs between 60 and 75°F and nights dropping to 30–45°F. July and August bring clear-running Summit Creek ideal for trout fishing, plus long daylight hours for exploring the glacially carved landscape. Mosquitoes are persistent during these months. Multiple reviewers mention them as a drawback. The small site count means weekends fill up, but crowds stay modest. Spring and fall temperatures dip below freezing at night, and winter snow closes the campground entirely.
Open June–Sept; summer temps 60–75°F, best access and fishing in July/August.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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