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Camping
Where to camp near the trail.
There are numerous primitive, streamside campsites along Loop Creek, FS Road 326, and the North Fork of the St. Joe River near the bottom trailhead at Pearson. A limited number of primitive campsites can also be found along Rainy Creek Road, the access road to the upper trailhead at the East Portal. Rainy Creek is just off I-90 at Taft (Exit 5), in Montana, 5 miles east of Lookout Pass Ski Area.
Self-contained RVs may park overnight in the Lookout Pass Ski Area parking lot located just off I-90 at the Idaho/Montana border, Exit 0.
Camping In Idaho
Wallace RV Park, Wallace, ID (Fee)
- Level gravel sites next to City Limits Brew Pub.
- I-90 Eastbound: Exit 61 to 5th Street, go 3 blocks NE and follow the signs.
- I-90 Westbound: Exit 62, go 3 blocks W, then 3 blocks N on 6th St.
- Attractions: Recreation room/area.
- Facilities: 43 sites. 43 full hookups (30 amp receptacles), 8 pull-thrus, tenting, showers, dump station, ice, wood, and 3 dry cabins.
- Open spring through October.
Contact: 208.753.7121
WallaceRVPark.com
Turner Flat Campground (Fee)
- 8 miles east of Avery on St. Joe River Road (FH50).
- Attractions: St. Joe Wild and Scenic River, fishing, and floating (until mid-July).
- Facilities: 10 camp units, 1 group/15 people, potable water (June-October), vault toilets.
- Other: Day Use Area. Pack in/Pack Out.
Contact: fs.usda.gov/r01/idahopanhandle/recreation/turner-flat-campground
Tin Can Flat Campground (Fee) (elevation 2900′)
- 10 miles east of Avery on St. Joe River Road (FH50).
- Attractions: St. Joe Wild and Scenic River, fishing, and floating (until mid-July).
- Facilities: 11 camp units, potable water (June-October), vault toilets.
Contact: fs.usda.gov/r01/idahopanhandle/recreation/tin-can-flat-campground
Camping In Montana
Campground St. Regis (Fee) – Wooded campground with mostly shaded sites and a view of the mountains. From I-90 (St. Regis Exit 33), turn W (left) at the flashing red stop light; go 3/4 mile and turn left on Little Joe Road. Go 1/2 mile and turn right on Frontage Road. Proceed 1/2 mile to the camp entrance.
- Attractions: Recreation room/area, coin games, swimming pool, playground, sports field, horseshoes.
- Facilities: 75 sites, most common site width 30 feet, 14 full hookups, 61 water & elec (20, 30 & 50 amp receptacles), 40 pull-thrus, a/c allowed, heater allowed, central phone (modem) hookup, tenting, RV storage, dump station, laundry, public phone, limited groceries, RV supplies, LP gas by weight/by meter, ice, tables, fire rings, wood.
- Open April 1 through November 30.
Contact: (888) 247.8734, 406.649.2470 Dave & Loni Sturman
CampgroundStRegisRVPark.com
Nugget RV Park & Camping Resort, St. Regis (Fee) – All you can see at the Nugget RV Park is mountains and sky. Located 1 mile east of St. Regis at 105 Old Highway 10 East. Take Exit 33 off I-90 and proceed north 100 feet to the flashing four-way stop sign. Turn right (east) and continue past the Super 8 Motel one mile to our well marked driveway on your left.
- Attractions: Trestle Creek Golf Course, Quinn’s Hot Springs, Western Waters White Water Rafting, Nat’l Bison Range.
- Facilities: RV sites have complete hookups and are pull thru. We also have sites for pickups with campers or pop-up trailers who desire only water & electricity. Tents and cabins available.
Contact: 406.649.2122, www.TheNuggetRVPark.com
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