Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 4,599 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 50
- Longest rig
- 100 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 50 campgrounds shown
- Avery Creek Cabinto 12 ft · 1 sitesmid- May thru mid-September · Reservations accepted
- Bartoo Island Group Site/CampgroundsLate May – Late October · First-come, first-served
- Beauty Creek Campgroundto 44 ft · 20 sitesLate May – Mid-September · First-come, first-served
- Beaver Creek CampgroundMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Bell Bay Campgroundto 43 ft · 16 sites · Pull-throughLate May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Berlin Flats Group CampgroundJune – Late October · Reservations accepted
- Big Creek CampgroundJune 19, 2020
- Big Hank Campgroundto 45 ft · 30 sitesMemorial Day – Labor Day · Reservations accepted
- Bumblebee Campgroundto 80 ft · 24 sites · Pull-throughMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Camp 3 CampgroundJune – September
- Cedar Creek CampgroundMemorial Day – November 4
- Conrad Crossing CampgroundMemorial Day – November 4
- Copper Creek CampgroundYear round
- Deer Ridge Lookout1 sitesEarly June – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Devil's Elbow Campgroundto 100 ft · 21 sites · Pull-throughMemorial Day – Labor Day · Reservations accepted
- Emerald Creek CampgroundMemorial Day
- Fly Flat CampgroundNovember 4
- Geisinger CampgroundMay – September
- Green Bay CampgroundMay – October
- Honeysuckle Campground1 sitesMid May – Late September
- Kalispell Island Group Site and other CampgroundsLate May – Mid September · First-come, first-served
- Kit Price CampgroundLate May – Early September · First-come, first-served
- Line Creek Stock CampMay
- Little Guard Lookout1 sitesJuly - mid-September · Reservations accepted
- Luby Bay Campgroundto 65 ft · 56 sites · Pull-throughMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Lunch Peak Lookout1 sitesJuly – October · Reservations accepted
- Magee Rangers Cabinto 60 ft · 1 sitesMemorial Day – Labor Day · Reservations accepted
- Maiden Rock CampgroundMay – September
- Mammoth Springs CampgroundJune – October
- Meadow Creek CampgroundYear round
- Mokins Bay Campgroundto 50 ft · 16 sitesLate May – Early September · Reservations accepted
- Osprey Campgroundto 64 ft · 16 sitesMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Outlet at Priest Lake Campgroundto 70 ft · 27 sitesMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Plowboy CampgroundJune – September
- Red Ives Cabin1 sites · Pull-through · Bear boxesLate May – September 30 · Reservations accepted
- Reeder Bay Campgroundto 99 ft · 37 sitesMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Robinson Lake CampgroundYear round
- Sam Owen Campgroundto 60 ft · 82 sites · Pull-throughMid May – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Shadowy St. Joe Campground15 sitesSeason not published
- Shorty Peak Lookout1 sitesEarly July – Late September · Reservations accepted
- Smith Lake CampgroundMid to Late June
- Snyder Guard StationMay – December · Reservations accepted
- Solomon Lake FishingMay – September
- Spruce Tree CampgroundNovember 4
- Telichpah CampgroundSeason not published
- Tin Can Flat CampgroundMemorial Day – November 4
- Trapper Creek CampgroundMay – September
- Turner Flat CampgroundMemorial Day – November 4
- Whiskey Rock Bay CampgroundMay – Late October
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests are a jointly administered set of three national forests located mostly in the U.S. state of Idaho. In 1973, major portions of the Kaniksu, Coeur d'Alene, and St. Joe National Forests were combined to be administratively managed as the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF). The IPNF consists of more than 2.5 million acres (10,000 km2) of public lands in the panhandle of north Idaho, with small areas extending into eastern Washington (4.7%) and western Montana (1.2%). The northernmost portion of the IPNF share a boundary with Canada. The Forest Supervisor's office is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho with district office's in Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Priest River, Fernan and Smelterville, and St. Maries and Avery.
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