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Recreational Activities
Campgrounds
Leadore Ranger District
Leadore Ranger District manages and maintains 9 developed camping areas that open around May 15 and close October 15 (as weather permits). There are also two BLM (Bureau of Land Management) campgrounds in the Lemhi Valley. Hunting, fishing, hiking, camping and horseback riding are all popular activities in our area.
Campground Information:
All campgrounds on the Leadore District are limited to a 14 day stay.
The Meadow Lake Campground is the only fee campground. Facilities include
drinking water, tables and outhouses at most campgrounds. Pets must be
on a leash in campgrounds.
| Campground | Fee | Trailer Tent Sites | Drinking Water | Toilet | Stock Facilities | Fishing | Picnic Tables | Hiking | Firerings | Boating | Pack In / Pack Out Policy |
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| Bear Valley (lower) Equestrian |
No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | Yes | 7 | No | Yes |
| Bear Valley (upper) Trailhead |
No | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | Yes |
| Hawley Creek (lower) | No | 4 | No | Yes | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | 3 | No | Yes |
| Hawley Creek (upper) | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | Yes | 2 | No | Yes |
| Big Eightmile | No | 10 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 10 | Yes | 10 | No | Yes |
| Meadow Lake |
yes | 18 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 18 | Yes | 18 | Non-motorized | Garbage cans |
| Reservoir Creek | No | 2 | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | Yes |
| Timber Creek Reservoir (lower) | No | 2 | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | Yes | 2 | No | Yes |
| Timber Creek Reservoir (upper) | No | 5 | No | Yes | No | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Non-motorized | Yes |
Bear Valley (Lower) Equestrian Campground, Bear
Valley Trailhead
The Bear Valley Equestrian Campground, is located approximately 28 miles
northwest of Leadore in the Lemhi Mountains. Follow Highway 28 north 19
miles to Lemhi. One mile north of Lemhi, turn west on the Hayden Creek
Road. Follow Forest Service Road #008 to Bear Valley Creek at 8.5 miles.
At this road junction take the right fork, Forest Service Road #009, up
Bear Valley Creek Road for 3.7 miles to the Bear Valley (lower) Equestrian
Campground. It has water, feed troughs and hitch rails. Bear Valley (upper)
Trailhead Campground is 1 mile further at the end of the road.
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Hawley Creek Lower, Upper and Reservoir Creek
Campgrounds
The Hawley Creek Lower Campground is 8 miles southeast of Leadore. Follow
Highway 29 east of Leadore, 1 1/4 mile, turn right on the county dirt
road and go 6 miles to the junction, Forest Service Road #275. Follow
road 4 miles east up Hawley Creek. Half mile further is Hawley Creek Upper
Campground to the right. Proceed one mile to fork, head left a quarter
mile, on left is Reservoir Creek Campground.
Big Eightmile Campground/Trailhead
Big Eightmile Campground is 14 miles west of Leadore on Big Eightmile
Creek. Take the Lee Creek Road at the junction of Highway 28 and 29 in
Leadore west 5 miles, follow Forest Service Road #096, 9 miles southwest
to Big Eightmile Creek Campground.
Timber Creek Reservoir Lower/Timber Creek Reservoir
Upper
West of Leadore on Lee Creek Road .9 miles where you take a left turn
up Forest Service Road #105 that heads toward Big Timber Creek. After
7.5 miles you come to a road junction where you take the right fork (Forest
Service Road #172). Follow one mile to a fork; right leads to Timber Creek
Reservoir Lower, left to Timber Creek Reservoir Upper, another half mile
away.
Meadow Lake Campground
Meadow Lake Campground is located 24 miles south of Leadore.
To get there, drive 17 miles south of Leadore on Highway 28 and turn right
(west) on to Forest Service Road #002, a gravel road that climbs 2,080
feet to the campground. The campground underwent significan reconstruction
during the summer of 2003. It is now a fee area with potable water, tent
and trailor sites including sites accessible to the mobility impaired.
Meadow Lake lies at elevation of 9,160 feet and is 13.3 acres in size. The deepest point is 37.5 feet. It was once used to supply water to the town of Gilmore. Old timers tell of catching large fish from the lake in the early days. Now the lake is stocked twice in summer with Rainbow Trout.
Geology: A large glacier once covered this canyon. As the glacier moved down the canyon, a cirque (hollow) was formed, leaving a basin in which melting snow accumulates forming Meadow Lake. At 10,720 feet, Meadow Lake Peak towers above the lake. The predominate white-tannish rock in this area are quartzites.
Wildlife: Mule deer and mountain goats are the primary big game animals in this area. Mountain goats can be seen on the nearby mountain slopes and ridgetops. Early in the morning or towards evening, deer may be seen while driving back through the forested canyon bottom.
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More information may be obtained by request.
Leadore Ranger District
P O Box 180
Leadore, Idaho 83467
208-768-2500
FAX 208-768-2502
USDA Forest Service - Salmon-Challis National Forest
Last Modified: Tuesday, 18 December 2007 at 11:23:36 EST