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Rockerrider
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Dec 19, 2017

Idaho riding suggestions

Wanting to make the pull from Colorado up to Idaho to visit some family next summer in Boise. Have 3 Polaris Sportsman's that we want to take. Best areas to stay and ride directly out of either a campground or forest camping? Trailer is a 45' Voltage so any campground would have to be able to handle something that big. Thanks!!
  • Rockerrider - You're welcome. Let me know if you have any other questions. We boondock a lot in the Cape Horn area past Lowman and before Stanley off Hwy 21. We Jeep a lot of that area too and now we have a small pop-up camper too to tow behind our Jeep to camp in backcountry area where our FW won't fit.

    We've seen boondockers close to Hwy 21 off the Landmark Stanley Road. From there you could ATV down to Bruce Meadows, Dagger Falls, Bear Valley CG and beyond.

    Also, you can boondock up at Stolle Meadows off the road to Warm Lake, east of Hwy 55. There's a free CG up there with a nice outhouse. A lot of ATV'ers up there too and although we've never taken our FW up there, we've seen quite a few. It would depend upon your comfort level in driving FS 474 from Warm Lake Road. Or you can camp at the South Fork of the Salmon River CG (again off of Warm Lake Rd), then take your ATV's up to Stolle Meadows.
  • ReneeG wrote:
    If you are up to boondocking, check out FS/NF roads 008 (Seafoam Rd). A lot of good boondocking spots up here with a lot of FS roads that go back into the Frank Church (Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness). Bull Trout is a great place, but the FS rangers have rules there. Another great area to go to is FS 579 over Cape Horn Summit and down into Bruce Meadows and Bear Valley. There are also boondocking spots here and along Cape Horn Creek. Check all these areas out using Google Maps or Google Earth. They are all off of Hwy 21. FS Rd 579 is also know as the Landmark Stanley Road. FS Rd 083 Lola Creek Rd deadends past Lola Creek CG, but you can camp there, it's called Marsh Creek. On the road to Lola Creek CG are many boondocking sites that will fit your rig and from there you can ride to FS 008 and up to Josephus Lake and beyond. Great country. We boondock in these areas, but have yet to tow to the Bruce Meadows area but we've seen a lot of big toy haulers there.



    Great!! Thanks for the info!
  • If you are up to boondocking, check out FS/NF roads 008 (Seafoam Rd). A lot of good boondocking spots up here with a lot of FS roads that go back into the Frank Church (Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness). Bull Trout is a great place, but the FS rangers have rules there. Another great area to go to is FS 579 over Cape Horn Summit and down into Bruce Meadows and Bear Valley. There are also boondocking spots here and along Cape Horn Creek. Check all these areas out using Google Maps or Google Earth. They are all off of Hwy 21. FS Rd 579 is also know as the Landmark Stanley Road. FS Rd 083 Lola Creek Rd deadends past Lola Creek CG, but you can camp there, it's called Marsh Creek. On the road to Lola Creek CG are many boondocking sites that will fit your rig and from there you can ride to FS 008 and up to Josephus Lake and beyond. Great country. We boondock in these areas, but have yet to tow to the Bruce Meadows area but we've seen a lot of big toy haulers there.