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Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
The Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District provides a multitude of opportunities for recreation year round. We are in the process of updating this site to provide you with the most current information. If you cannot find the information you need here, please call our offices at 208-879-4100 for assistance.
To assist you in planning your trip, we have divided the district into several areas they are:
- Basin-Vally Creek
- Bayhorse-Paasasikwana Naokwaide (formerly Squaw Ck)
- Cape Horn
- Challis
- East Fork
- Pahsimeroi
- Upper Salmon River Road
If you click on "Find an Area" and then click on the plus arrow the the left of the "Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District," you should see these areas and the trails and campgrounds within them.
At a Glance
| Current Conditions: | Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
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| Operational Hours: | Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Please call our offices at 208-879-4100 for assistance. |
Activities
Campground Camping
Areas for Campground Camping at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Basin - Valley Cr. Area
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Big Bayhorse Campground
- Little Bayhorse Camping Area
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Banner Creek Campground
- Beaver Creek Campground
- Bench Creek Campground
- Lola Creek Campground
- Thatcher Campground
- Challis Area
- Mill Creek Campground
- Mosquito Flat Reservoir Campground
- West Fork Morgan Creek Campground
- Pahsimeroi Area
- Big Creek Campground
- Morse Creek Campground
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Blind Creek Campground
- Custer #1 Campground
- Eightmile Camping Area
- Flat Rock Campground
- Flat Rock Extension Campground
- Pole Flat Campground
Group Camping
Areas for Group Camping at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
Dispersed Camping
Areas for Dispersed Camping at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
Lake and Pond Fishing
Areas for Lake and Pond Fishing at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Big Bayhorse Campground
- Little Bayhorse Camping Area
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Beaver Creek Campground
- Bench Creek Campground
- Challis Area
- Mosquito Flat Reservoir Campground
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Jerry's Creek Camping Area
- Pole Flat Campground
River and Stream Fishing
Areas for River and Stream Fishing at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
Day Hiking
Areas for Day Hiking at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Basin - Valley Cr. Area
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Bayhorse Lake Handicap Access Trail
- Little Bayhorse Trail #4325
- Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Trailhead
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Asher Knapp Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Beaver Creek Campground
- Beaver Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Bench Creek Campground
- Cape Horn Lakes Trail #4348
- Knapp Creek Cutoff Trail #4034
- Lola Creek Campground
- Marsh Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Swamp Creek Trail #4026
- Winnemucca Creek Trail #4035
- Challis Area
- Buster Lake Trailhead
- Little West Fork Morgan Creek Trailhead
- Morgan Summit Trailhead
- Spruce Lake Trail #4352
- West Fork Lakes Trail #4234
- West Fork Morgan Creek Trail #4143
- East Fork Area
- Pahsimeroi Area
- East Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trail #199
- Little Morgan-Morse Creek Trail #071
- Merriam Lake Trail #197
- Pass Lake Trail #198
- West Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trailhead
- Upper Salmon River Road Access
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Bonanza Group Campground
- Crimson Lake Trail #202
- Custer Interpretive Trail #321
- Eleven Mile Trailhead
- West Fork Transfer Camp Trailhead
Backpacking
Areas for Backpacking at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Basin - Valley Cr. Area
- Basin Butte-Prospect Creek Trail #4038
- East Fork Valley Trail #4037.03
- Hay-Knapp Creek Trail #4032
- Kelly Creek Trail #4323
- Lower Basin Trail #4349
- Lt Basin Cutoff Trail #4042
- Sunday Creek Trail #4041
- Valley Creek Trail #4039
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Beef Pasture Trail #4201
- Beef Pasture-Bayhorse Trail #4201.1
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Asher Knapp Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Beaver Creek Campground
- Beaver Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Cape Horn Lakes Trail #4348
- Iron-Lola Creek Trail #4024
- Knapp Creek Cutoff Trail #4034
- Swamp Creek Trail #4026
- Winnemucca Creek Trail #4035
- Challis Area
- Buster Lake Trail #4152
- Corral Creek Spur Trail #4251.1
- Darling-Castle Creek Trail #4138
- Garden Creek Trail #154
- West Fork Lakes Trail #4234
- West Fork Morgan Creek Trail #4143
- East Fork Area
- Pahsimeroi Area
- Merriam Lake Trail #197
- Pass Lake Trail #198
- Patterson-morse Creek Trail #072
- Upper Salmon River Road Access
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Cabin-Pioneer Creek Trail #4113
- Lightning Creek Trail #156
- Pack Creek Trail #150
- West Fork Yankee Fork Trail #4155
Horse Riding
Areas for Horse Riding at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Basin - Valley Cr. Area
- Basin Butte-Prospect Creek Trail #4038
- East Fork Valley Trail #4037.03
- Hay-Knapp Creek Trail #4032
- Kelly Creek Trail #4323
- Lower Basin Trail #4349
- Lt Basin Cutoff Trail #4042
- Sunday Creek Trail #4041
- Valley Creek Trail #4039
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Beef Pasture Trail #4201
- Beef Pasture-Bayhorse Trail #4201.1
- Birch-Keystone Trail #4369
- Happy Hallow/juliette Creek Trail #4206
- Keystone-Ramshorn Trail #4260
- Kinnikinic Creek Trail #4096
- Leg Creek Trail #4350
- Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Trailhead
- Squaw Creek Trail #4149
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Asher Knapp Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Beaver Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Cape Horn Lakes Trail #4348
- Iron-Lola Creek Trail #4024
- Knapp Creek Cutoff Trail #4034
- Marsh Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Swamp Creek Trail #4026
- Winnemucca Creek Trail #4035
- Challis Area
- Black-Alder Creek Trail #4135
- Buster Lake Trail #4152
- Challis Creek Trail #417.1
- Corral Creek Spur Trail #4251.1
- Corral Creek-Hat Cr. Trail #4251
- Darling-Castle Creek Trail #4138
- Eddy Basin Trail #4145
- Eddy Lake Trail #4136
- Fannys Hole Trail #4153
- Garden Creek Trail #154
- Lick Creek Trail #4142
- Little West Fork Morgan Creek Trailhead
- Morgan Summit Trailhead
- Spruce Lake Trail #4352
- Van Horn Trail #4139
- West Fork Lakes Cutoff Trail #4234.1
- West Fork Lakes Trail #4234
- West Fork Morgan Creek Trail #4143
- East Fork Area
- Alkali Springs Trail #4173
- Bowery Creek Trail #244
- East Pass Creek Trail #188
- Fox Creek Trail #180
- Jimmy Smith Creek Trail #4176
- Joe Jump Basin Trail #174
- Lake Basin Cutoff Trail #181
- Lake Basin-Hells Canyon Trail #185
- Left Fork Marco Trail #172
- McDonald Taylor Trail #4187
- Pine-McDonald Trail #4186
- Sage Brush Trail #4189
- Sheep Creek Trail #253
- Sheep Creek-Pine Creek Trail #183
- Snake Trail #4356
- Spud-marco Creek Trail #4205
- Upper Pine Creek Trail #095
- West Fork Herd Creek Trail #182
- Woods Basin Trail #4175
- Pahsimeroi Area
- Big Creek Campground
- Big Gulch Trail #4079
- Carlson Lake Trail #4353
- East Fork Patterson Creek Trail #4075
- East Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trail #199
- Ennis Gulch Trail #4241
- Iron Creek Point Trail #4193
- Lake Fork Trail #4183.02
- Little Morgan-Cow Creek Trail #4243
- Little Morgan-Morse Creek Trail #071
- Meadow Creek Trail #4353
- Merriam Lake Trail #197
- Morse Creek Canyon Trail #4073
- North Fork Big Creek Trail #4075
- Park Fork-Lake Fork Trail #4196
- Pass Lake Trail #198
- Patterson-morse Creek Trail #072
- Poison-Cow Creek Trail #4242
- South Fork Big Creek-Iron Cr. Trail #4078
- Summerhouse Canyon Trail #4177.02
- Upper Salmon River Road Access
- Burnt Creek Trail #4166
- Gardner Creek Trail #4165
- Lower Muley Creek Trail #4326
- Peach Muley Cutoff Trail #4169
- Peach-Cinnabar Trail #4162
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Cabin-Pioneer Creek Trail #4113
- Crimson Lake Trail #202
- Custer Lookout Cutoff Trail #4164
- Deadwood Creek Trail #4157
- E. Basin Lake Trail #4203
- Eleven Mile Trailhead
- Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail #4148
- Estes Mtn Trail #4351
- Fivemile Creek Trail #4161
- Lightning Creek Trail #156
- Mckay-Eleven Trail #4151
- Pack Creek Trail #150
- Ramey-Fivemile Trail #4163
- Sawmill Creek Trail #4158
- Silver Creek Trail #4168
- Upper Harden Creek Trail #4167
- West Fork Transfer Camp Trailhead
- West Fork Yankee Fork Trail #4155
Viewing Wildlife
Areas for Viewing Wildlife at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
Viewing Scenery
Areas for Viewing Scenery at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
OHV Trail Riding
Areas for OHV Trail Riding at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Basin - Valley Cr. Area
- Basin Butte-Prospect Creek Trail #4038
- East Fork Valley Trail #4037.03
- Hay-Knapp Creek Trail #4032
- Kelly Creek Trail #4323
- Lower Basin Trail #4349
- Lt Basin Cutoff Trail #4042
- Sunday Creek Trail #4041
- Valley Creek Trail #4039
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Beef Pasture Trail #4201
- Big Bayhorse Campground
- Birch-Keystone Trail #4369
- Keystone-Ramshorn Trail #4260
- Kinnikinic Creek Trail #4096
- Leg Creek Trail #4350
- Squaw Creek Trail #4149
- Trealor Creek Trail #4159
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Cape Horn Lakes Trail #4348
- Knapp Creek Cutoff Trail #4034
- Swamp Creek Trail #4026
- Winnemucca Creek Trail #4035
- Challis Area
- Black-Alder Creek Trail #4135
- Buster Lake Trail #4152
- Challis Creek Lakes Trail #4268
- Corral Creek Spur Trail #4251.1
- Corral Creek-Hat Cr. Trail #4251
- Fannys Hole Trail #4153
- Spruce Lake Trail #4352
- West Fork Lakes Trail #4234
- West Fork Morgan Creek Trail #4143
- East Fork Area
- Snake Trail #4356
- Woods Basin Trail #4175
- Pahsimeroi Area
- Big Creek Campground
- Carlson Lake Trail #4353
- East Fork Patterson Creek Trail #4075
- Iron Creek Point Trail #4193
- Little Morgan-Cow Creek Trail #4243
- Meadow Creek Trail #4353
- North Fork Big Creek Trail #4075
- South Fork Big Creek-Iron Cr. Trail #4078
- Summerhouse Canyon Trail #4177.02
- Upper Salmon River Road Access
- Lower Muley Creek Trail #4326
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail #4148
- Estes Mtn Trail #4351
- Upper Harden Creek Trail #4167
- West Fork Yankee Fork Trail #4155
Visitor Programs
Interpretive Areas
Areas for Interpretive Areas at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
Picnicking
Areas for Picnicking at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area
- Big Bayhorse Campground
- Big Bayhorse Day Use Site
- Little Bayhorse Camping Area
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Banner Creek Campground
- Banner Summit Rest Stop
- Beaver Creek Campground
- Bench Creek Campground
- Lola Creek Campground
- Marsh Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
- Thatcher Campground
- Vader Creek Picnic Area
- Challis Area
- Buster Lake Trailhead
- Little West Fork Morgan Creek Trailhead
- Mill Creek Campground
- Morgan Summit Trailhead
- Mosquito Flat Reservoir Campground
- Twin Peaks Camping Area
- West Fork Morgan Creek Campground
- Pahsimeroi Area
- Big Creek Campground
- Morse Creek Campground
- West Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trailhead
- Yankee Fork Drainage
- Blind Creek Campground
- Custer #1 Campground
- Custer Town Site Interpretive Site (major)
- Eightmile Camping Area
- Flat Rock Campground
- Flat Rock Extension Campground
- Pole Flat Campground
Scenic Driving
Areas for Scenic Driving at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
XC Skiing/Snowshoeing
Areas for XC Skiing/Snowshoeing at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
- Cape Horn Area (MF6)
- Cape Horn Winter Rental Cabin
- Cape Horn Winter Trail #4421
- Challis Area
- Buster Lake #069 Winter Trail
Snowmobiling
Areas for Snowmobiling at Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District