Horse Riding and Camping

Love horses? Check out this guide to find places to camp and ride your horses within the Forests. The Salmon River Ranger District Horse & Hiking Trails guide is available on-line and at Forest offices.

Keep in mind the following while horse riding on the Forests:

• Trail etiquette for multiple use trails calls for horses to have the right-of-way. Hikers should yield to horses. Bicyclists should yield to horses and hikers. Horse riders are responsible for the control of their horse at all times.
• Many trails are open to multiple non-motorized uses, meaning the trails are shared by hikers, horse riders, and bicyclists. Information on allowed trail uses is available on trailhead signs and the National Geographic-Trails Illustrated map for the area, or by contacting the nearest Ranger District office.
• Pack it in, pack it out

Horseback Riding

There are many horse riding access points located on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, for access to Wilderness and non-Wilderness rides. Some access points offer a stock loading ramp, stock feeders, hitch racks and/or a corral. Contact local forest offices for specific information.

Horse Camping

There are several horse camping access points into the Wilderness areas located on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Some access points offer a stock loading ramp, stock feeders, hitch racks and/or a corral. Contact local forest offices for specific information.

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Kirks Fork Trailhead

Kirks Fork trailhead serves as the starting point for Kirks Fork Trail #830 (a National Recreation Trail leading to Anderson Butte), and provides a toilet, stock loading ramp, fire ring and parking…

Knife Edge Campground and River Access

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Located along the breathtaking Wild and Scenic Lochsa River, about fifteen minutes east of Lowell, ID, families, campers, anglers, kayakers, floaters and boaters may enjoy this five unit, two acre,…

Lochsa/Highway 12 Corridor

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The corridor winds along two wild and scenic rivers, the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River and the Lochsa River. Scenery is beautiful through the corridor, ranging from dense forests to shrubfields…

Lolo Creek Campground

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Lolo Creek Campground consists of 9 camping units and is located 21 miles northeast of Kamiah, Idaho along the shores of Lolo and Eldorado Creek. This campground is a fantastic location for a rustic…

Magruder Road Corridor

 [Larger version of map]The historic, 101-mile, single-lane, mostly-unimproved Magruder Corridor Road winds through a vast undeveloped area, offering solitude and pristine beauty as well as…

Mocus Point Trailhead

Fourty-six miles northeast of Lowell, at milepost 143 along the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway and All American Road (US Highway 12), visitors can witness the magnificent Mocus Point suspension…

Musselshell Meadows

Only 30 minutes southeast of the town of Pierce in north central Idaho, visitors will find Musselshell Meadows.  Home to beautiful and rare wildlife, dense forests, eye catching scenery, and…

North Fork of the Clearwater Corridor

Two main routes into the corridor make it possible to tour the area in a loop, with little backtracking. Road 247 from the small community of Headquarters is a paved, mostly winding road. Road 250 is…

Poet Creek Campground

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Poet Creek Campground is situated in tall timber and has four camp pads, fire rings, and picnic tables. Four stock mangers are located south of the campground.

Red Mailbox Campsite

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Heavily used by hunters, Red Mailbox Campsite provides camp pads, a corral and loading ramp. The site got its name from the historic, large red "mailbox" at the site which was used to deliver mail to…