Bighorn Crags Campground
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Bighorn Crags Campground is a National Forest campground near Lemhi, Idaho.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Bighorn Crags Campground sits inside Salmon-Challis National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.2 miles outside the boundary of Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 8,636 ft
45.1034, -114.5267 in Lemhi. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Bighorn Crags Campground?
No. Bighorn Crags Campground is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
Who manages Bighorn Crags Campground?
Bighorn Crags Campground is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Bighorn Crags Campground
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Bighorn Crags Campground, in a straight line: Vinegar Creek Hot Springs (hot spring, 9 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $5 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Lemhi and campgrounds in Lemhi.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01