Bureau of Land Management · Idaho
Little Boulder Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Campsites are first come, first served. Camping fees: free. Stay limit: 14 days.
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,266 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 208-879-6200
- Activities
- Camping
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
BLM campground. Little Boulder Recreation Site is adjacent to the East Fork Salmon River, near the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, is often used as a staging area to access the Cecil D. Andrus White Clouds Wilderness Area.
This recreation sites include parking area, campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, a vault toilet, hand pump providing potable water, hitching posts and turn-around room for horse trailers. There are no electric hook-ups. This site has limited cell service.
This is also a popular jump-off point to the Lower Boulder and Sheep Creek Trailheads which are about 0.25 miles further down East Fork Road.
Lower Boulder Trailhead is on the left of East Fork Road and access Chain Lakes within the White Clouds Wilderness Area. Sheep Creek Trailhead is on the right of East Fork Road and crosses the river to access the Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness Area.
Stay limit: 14 Days.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 14° | -6° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 15° | -11° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 21° | 9° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 25° | 8° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 36° | 23° | 66° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 45° | 31° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 57° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 56° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 46° | 35° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 32° | 8° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 25° | -4° | 58° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 14° | -8° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Jimmy Smith Lake Trailhead · 5.7 mi as the crow flies
Jimmy Smith Trail 0.5 mi Hike · Drive there - Bowery Trailhead · 8.1 mi as the crow flies
Grand Prize 12 mi Hike, Bowery 4.3 mi Hike · Drive there - Lower Herd Creek Trailhead · 8.7 mi as the crow flies
Lower Herd Creek Trail 4.1 mi Hike · Drive there
All 124 trails in BLM lands in Idaho · All 503 trails in Sawtooth National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- East Fork Baker Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Holman Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 4 sites
- Whiskey Flat Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 4 sites
- Herd Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 13 mi
- East Fork Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi · 8 sites
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