This campground is the first of several campsites along the canyon formed by
the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Fishing for rainbow trout in the river,
and interpretive and historical tours available nearby. Each site has picnic
tables, fire rings with cooking grills. There is a Vault toilet.  The sites
accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet.

<p>This campground is the first of several campsites along the canyon formed by the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Fishing for rainbow trout in the river, and interpretive and historical tours available nearby. Each site has picnic tables, fire rings with cooking grills. There is a Vault toilet.&nbsp; The sites &nbsp;accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet.</p>

Bird's eye view of the campground

Blind Creek Campground

This campground offers camping adjacent to the Yankee Fork of the Salmon
River. Fishing for rainbow trout in the river, and interpretive and historical
tours is available nearby. Facilities at each of the 6 sites include picnic
tables, fire pits with cooking grills. Campground amenities include a vault
toilet, hand pump for drinking water but no full hookups. Sites accommodate
trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.

<p>This campground&nbsp;offers camping&nbsp;adjacent to&nbsp;the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Fishing for rainbow trout in the river, and interpretive and historical tours is available nearby. Facilities at each of the 6 sites include picnic tables, fire pits with cooking grills. Campground amenities include a vault toilet, hand pump for drinking water but no full hookups. Sites accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.</p>

Flat Rock Campground

Just upriver from Flat Rock Campground, this little campground is a favorite.
Shaded sites sit along the road and the Yankee Fork River is across the road.
Three campsite facilities include picnic tables, tent pads and fire rings with
cooking grills. The campground has a vault toilet and accommodates trailers
and motorhomes up to 16 feet. There are no hookups, drinking water is only
available from nearby Flat Rock Campground.

<p>Just upriver from Flat Rock Campground, this little campground is a favorite. Shaded sites sit along the road and the Yankee Fork River is across the road. Three campsite facilities include picnic tables, tent pads and fire rings with cooking grills. The campground has a vault toilet and accommodates trailers and motorhomes up to 16 feet. There are no hookups, drinking water is only available from nearby Flat Rock Campground.</p>

A $5.00/night fee is charged for overnight camping.

Flat Rock Extension Campground

This campground is away from the main road and up the hill overlooking the
river and the dredge ponds. Campsites include picnic tables tent pads fire
rings with cooking grills. Campground amenities include a vault toilet and
drinking water. Sites accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.

<p>This campground is away from the main road and up the hill overlooking the river and the dredge ponds. Campsites include picnic tables tent pads fire rings with cooking grills. Campground amenities include a vault toilet and drinking water. Sites accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.</p>

Pole Flat Campground

Secluded camp site set in the timber behind the dredge piles. This site will
accommodate small groups. Close to dredge pond fishing. The access road is
narrow and rough, High clearance vehicles are recommended.  There is a vault
toilet on site. No hook-ups and about 3 dispersed campsites.

<p>Secluded camp site&nbsp;set in the timber behind the dredge piles.&nbsp;This&nbsp;site will accommodate small groups. Close to dredge pond fishing. The access road is narrow and rough, High clearance vehicles are recommended.&nbsp; There is a vault toilet on site. No hook-ups and about 3 dispersed campsites.</p>

Jerry's Creek Camping Area

## Overview

Bonanza CCC Group Campground is located nine miles up the scenic and historic
Yankee Fork drainage. It is approximately 23 miles from Stanley, Idaho, at an
elevation of 6,500 feet.

## Recreation

The Yankee Fork provides good fishing for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and
whitefish.  
  
Many miles of trails crisscross the area, including the West Fork of Yankee
Fork, Crimson Lake Trail and Lightning Creek Trail. Trailheads for each are
not far from the campground.

## Facilities

The site is available for reservation from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and
is for group camping only. Individual units are not reservable.  
  
The campground includes 13 camp spurs; each with a pad for parking vehicles
and/or trailers, a picnic table and a campfire ring. The facility also offers
a group area with two large fire rings, a grey water sink and several picnic
tables.  
  
Camping spurs average from 45 to 50 feet deep. Five spurs are wide enough to
accommodate one to two additional vehicles. The entire facility allows parking
for approximately 40 vehicles without trailers and 20 vehicles with trailers.
Please take this into consideration if your group brings trailers.  
  
Vault toilets, potable water, and trash collection are provided, but there is
no electricity or other hookups. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.

## Natural Features

Bonanza is situated in a beautiful valley near the Yankee Fork of the Salmon
River. Lodgepole pines are scattered throughout the campground, providing
limited shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant in the area.

## Nearby Attractions

Yankee Fork has a rich history, all of which is easily accessed from the
campground. Within a mile is the ghost town of Bonanza and two miles further
is the ghost town of Custer. Bonanza, Boot Hill and Custer cemeteries are in
the vicinity. The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge towers over the stream near Custer.
Interpretive tours of the structure are offered from Memorial Day weekend
through Labor Day. Sunbeam Dam site is nine miles down the canyon. Information
about the only dam ever built on the Salmon River are provided at the river's
edge.

<h2>Overview</h2>
Bonanza CCC Group Campground is located nine miles up the scenic and historic Yankee Fork drainage. It is approximately 23 miles from Stanley, Idaho, at an elevation of 6,500 feet.<h2>Recreation</h2>
The Yankee Fork provides good fishing for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and whitefish.<br/>
<br/>
Many miles of trails crisscross the area, including the West Fork of Yankee Fork, Crimson Lake Trail and Lightning Creek Trail. Trailheads for each are not far from the campground.<h2>Facilities</h2>
The site is available for reservation from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and is for group camping only. Individual units are not reservable. 
<br/><br/>
The campground includes 13 camp spurs; each with a pad for parking vehicles and/or trailers, a picnic table and a campfire ring. The facility also offers a group area with two large fire rings, a grey water sink and several picnic tables. 
<br/><br/>
Camping spurs average from 45 to 50 feet deep. Five spurs are wide enough to accommodate one to two additional vehicles. The entire facility allows parking for approximately 40 vehicles without trailers and 20 vehicles with trailers. Please take this into consideration if your group brings trailers.
<br/><br/>
Vault toilets, potable water, and trash collection are provided, but there is no electricity or other hookups.  Roads and parking spurs are gravel.<h2>Natural Features</h2>
Bonanza is situated in a beautiful valley near the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Lodgepole pines are scattered throughout the campground, providing limited shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant in the area.
<h2>Nearby Attractions</h2>
Yankee Fork has a rich history, all of which is easily accessed from the campground. Within a mile is the ghost town of Bonanza and two miles further is the ghost town of Custer. Bonanza, Boot Hill and Custer cemeteries are in the vicinity. 
 
The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge towers over the stream near Custer. Interpretive tours of the structure are offered from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.  
 
Sunbeam Dam site is nine miles down the canyon. Information about the only dam ever built on the Salmon River are provided at the river's edge.

Fee rates are as follows:  
Between 1 and 25 People: $35 per night  
Between 26 and 50 people: $50 per night  
Over 50 people: $100 per night

BONANZA CCC GROUP CAMPGROUND

Bonanza Ccc Group Campground

This trailhead has hitching rails and dispersed campsites.  No toilet or
drinking water is available.

Lower Basin Trail #4349, begins at this point.  It connects with several other
trails in the Basin Creek area

<p>This trailhead has hitching rails and dispersed campsites.&nbsp; No toilet or drinking water is available.</p><p>Lower Basin Trail #4349, begins at this point.&nbsp; It&nbsp;connects with several other trails in the Basin Creek area</p>

Basin Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead

This campground is along the Custer Motorway just above the townsite of
Custer, a boom town during the late 1800's. Visit the museum, open 9 - 5
Memorial Day through Labor Day. Facilities include 6 sites with picnic tables
and fire rings with cooking grills. Campground has a vault toilet and can
accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.

<p>This campground is along the Custer Motorway just above the townsite of Custer, a boom town during the late 1800's. Visit the museum, open 9 - 5 Memorial Day through Labor Day. Facilities include 6 sites with picnic tables and fire rings with cooking grills. Campground has a vault toilet and can accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long.</p>

Custer #1 Campground

Small but nice camping area along the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Ideal
for families that want a good place to hunt or fish or just relax. There is a
vault toilet and the meadow across the road can accommodate larger camp
trailers. Notes: There is no drinking water on site and no hookups are
available, please pack out your garbage. 16 day stay limit .

<p>Small but nice&nbsp;camping area&nbsp;along the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River. Ideal for families that want a good place to hunt or fish or just relax.&nbsp;There is a&nbsp;vault toilet and the meadow across the road can accommodate larger camp trailers. Notes: There is no drinking water on site and no hookups are available, please pack out your garbage. 16 day stay limit .</p>

Eightmile Camping Area

Monte Cristo has one developed campsite located along Loon Creek near the Loon
Creek Guardstation. Surrounded by the Frank Church River of No Return
Wilderness Area.  A picnic table and a firepit is in the campsite.

<p>Monte Cristo has one&nbsp;developed campsite located along Loon Creek near the Loon Creek Guardstation. Surrounded by the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area.&nbsp; A picnic table and a firepit is in the campsite.</p>

Monte Cristo Camping Area

A beautiful high mountain lake is the setting for this out of the way
campground. Plenty of fishing in lake and streams. Good hiking and ATV trail
access. Campsite facilities include picnic tables and fire rings with cooking
grills. Within the campground there are vault toilets and a day use picnic
area. On Bayhorse Lake campers will find a boat launch and two boat docks for
use by non-motorized watercraft. This dirt road is narrow and steep and while
trailers are allowed, caution is advised; best fit for trailers and motorhomes
less than 32 feet long. No drinking water is on site, and please pack out your
trash.

<p>A beautiful high mountain lake is the setting for this out of the way campground. Plenty of fishing in lake and streams. Good hiking and ATV trail access. Campsite facilities include picnic tables and fire rings with cooking grills. Within the campground there are vault toilets and a day use picnic area. On Bayhorse Lake campers will find a boat launch and two boat docks for use by non-motorized watercraft. This dirt road is narrow and steep and while trailers are allowed, caution is advised; best fit for trailers and motorhomes less than 32 feet long. No drinking water is on site, and please pack out your trash.</p>

Big Bayhorse Campground

This is the trailhead for trail #4153, Fanny's Hole and #4152, Buster Lake
Trail.  There is one campsite above Buster Lake available for overnight
camping.  The road is narrow and steep; 4wd recommended.

<p>This is the trailhead for trail #4153, Fanny&#39;s Hole and #4152, Buster Lake Trail.&nbsp; There is one campsite above Buster Lake available for overnight camping.&nbsp; The road is narrow and steep; 4wd recommended.</p>

Blind Creek Campground

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