Cougar Point Campground

in Salmon-Challis National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Cougar Point Campground

6600-foot elevation. 18 campsites in the Salmon River Mountains. Big game hunting in season. Short trails run north, south and west from the campground. The area is heavily timbered with mixed conifers.

Before you go

Season

6/1

Fees

no fee

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.