Big Bar
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Big Bar is a National Forest campground near Cambridge, Idaho.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Big Bar sits inside Payette National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.3 miles outside the boundary of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,770 ft
45.1279, -116.7377 in Adams. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Big Bar?
No. Big Bar is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Big Bar?
Camping at Big Bar is free.
Who manages Big Bar?
Big Bar is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Big Bar
Huckleberry - Sites
- 8
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Lafferty - Sites
- 8
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Cambridge and campgrounds in Adams.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01