About this place
Bridge Creek Campground sits in tall timber with a creek running through it. The sites have tables and metal fire rings.
There is a vault toilet. Any water here has to be filtered or treated first.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Roads around it
- Large RVs will struggle here
- Drinking water
- No, bring your own
- Toilet
- Yes
- Type
- Specific campsite
- When it’s open
- All year, though snow can shut the way in
- Managed by
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
Rules and restrictions
Nobody collects trash here. Everything you bring in has to come out with you again, food scraps included. Bring a bag for it.
Getting there
Coordinates 45.784500, -115.212820
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Stripe Mountain Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Elk City, ID Directions
- Grangeville, ID Directions
Grangeville is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.