Picnicking
Bring your picnic basket to one of our developed picnic areas scattered throughout the forests and grassland. Most locations have picnic tables, vault toilets, and fire grates or rings.
- Picnic areas
- The Forest Service maintains developed picnic areas scattered throughout national forests and grasslands.
- Amenities
- Most picnic areas have picnic tables, vault toilets, and fire grates or rings.
- Day-use areas
- Day-use areas are generally open from sunrise to sunset.
- First-come, first-served
- Most picnic areas operate on a first-come, first-served basis, with some exceptions which accept reservations.
Picnicking - Single
The Forest Service offers picnicking opportunities in developed areas throughout the Salmon-Challis National Forest with amenities like picnic tables, vault toilets, and fire grates or rings, and some areas may require fees or reservations
Picnicking - Group
The Forest Service offers picnicking opportunities in developed areas throughout the Salmon-Challis National Forest with amenities like picnic tables, vault toilets, and fire grates or rings, and some areas may require fees or reservations
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Iron Bog Campground
This campground has 21 campsites with a maximum length trailer size of 35 foot. Seven sites are located along Iron Bog creek and the rest are out in the open sage-brush. There is one hand pump…
Iron Lake Campground
Eight campsites with picnic tables and fire rings are along the shores of this high alpine lake. the campground has piped drinking water and vault toilets but no garbage services are available. The…
Josephus Lake Campground
Three campsites on Josephus Lake, near the border of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Sites include picnic tables and fire rings; campground also includes a vault toilet. Hiking trail…
King Mountain Launch Site
This area is a launch site for hangliders with picnic table and windsock at lower launch site, and a metal launch ramp at the upper launch site.
Lake Creek Trailhead & Campground
This area has four camping units in an open sage brush area adjacent to Lake Creek with one vault toilet. Hitching rails and loading ramp are available outside of the campground. Horses are not…
Leadore Ranger District
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Leadore Ranger District
Little Bayhorse Camping Area
Beautiful high mountain lake with plenty of fishing. Hiking trail connects to Bayhorse Lake. Three primitive campsites are equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. There is a toilet within the…
Little West Fork Morgan Creek Trailhead
One site with picnic table and fire ring, near trail access to Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Camp area amenities include a vault toilet. No drinking water or garbage service is on site.
Lola Creek Campground
Lola Creek Campground sits adjacent to Marsh Creek. Marsh Creek Trailhead is a short distance away as is the trailhead to Lola Lakes. Each of the 21 campsites is equipped with picnic tables and…
Long Tom Picnic Picnic Area
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