About this place
This is a very rustic camping area next to the Chamberlain Basin airstrip. Pilots and their families use it most, flying in for a night.
In hunting season outfitters and guides work out of it.
There are outhouses and fire rings. No tables.
There is a vault toilet and no drinking water.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Drinking water
- No, bring your own
- Toilet
- Yes, outhouses
- Type
- Open area. Nothing is marked out
- Managed by
- Payette National Forest
Getting there
Coordinates 45.372600, -115.201300
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness 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
- Warren, ID Directions
- McCall, ID Directions
McCall 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.