Trap Creek

Summary

Trap Creek Campground is located in a beautiful valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, offering a variety of hiking and biking trails and plenty of bird and wildlife watching opportunities. The campground consists of one group site with three individual sites, vault toilets, and paved roads. It is the perfect place to enjoy summer wildflowers and a nearby creek, as well as many nearby lakes for fishing and boating.

Overview

Trap Creek Campground is located in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range in central Idaho.

Recreation

Trap Creek is situated in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities are available, with an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscrossing the valley and surrounding mountains, including the Idaho Centennial Trail, which passes through the site.

Expansive and scenic Elk Meadow is near the campground, providing a great location for bird and wildlife watching.

Facilities

This small campground offers one group site that consists of three smaller sites. If the group site is not reserved, the individual sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Vault toilets are provided. The road to the site and the parking spur within are paved.

Natural Features

Summer wildflowers are plentiful and a mixed stand of pines provides partial shade. Trap Creek flows nearby. The campground sits at an elevation of 6,670 feet, and temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.

Nearby Attractions

Numerous sparkling lakes and streams, including the Salmon River, dot the area, making for great rainbow and native Westslope cutthroat trout fishing. Stanley and Redfish Lakes are nearby, offering great boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing.

Popular area events include an Arts and Crafts Fair in July, and Wagon Days, Salmon Festival, Quilt Fair and Fireman's Ball in September.