The $5 Campground On The Salmon River In Idaho

We stayed at the Morgan Bar Campground in August

Our Previous Stop: Free Campground By The #1 Hike In The Bitterroot Mountains

Our Next Stop: Idaho

Campground Info

Location: 45.252887, -113.907588
Cost: $5
Camping Limit: 14 Day
Amenities: Potable Water, Vault Toilet, Fire Pit, Picnic Table, Garbage Disposal, Reservable Group Pavillion

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Essentials Nearby

Town: Salmon, ID – 6 miles
Gas Station: Texaco Salmon – 5 miles (Also Refill Propane)
Dump Station & Potable Water: Century II Campgrounds – 5 miles ($12)
Grocery Store: Saveway Market – 6 miles

Cell Phone Service

Verizon – Excellent
AT&T – Excellent

Nearby Attractions

Salmon River – 0 miles
Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center – 7 miles
Goldbug Hot Springs – 35 miles
Darby, MT (Yellowstone TV Show Filming Location) – 75 miles
Clark Canyon Reservoir, Montana – 75 miles
Redfish Lake, ID – 130 miles
MT Borah (Tallest Mountain in Idaho) – 96 miles
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve – 176 miles

Camping At Morgan Bar Recreation Site On The Salmon River

The Morgan Bar Recreation Site is a small campground a few miles north of Salmon, ID.

There are around 8 official campsites, one of which is a tent site (number 8). It’s the campsite closest to the boat ramp.

The campground only costs $5 a night plus a $2 charge for extra vehicles. The camping limit is 14 days.

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There are 2 vault toilets and a large day-use pavilion you can rent out for $20 a day.

At every campsite, there is a picnic table and a fire pit.

Most have trash cans and some have small shade structures over the picnic table.

A couple of campsites are even pull-through sites like the one we camped in.

All 7 RV campsites are big rig friendly and the campground is in a large loop so you don’t have to worry about getting stuck somewhere.

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There is a camp host near the boat ramp and even if you don’t get a campsite next to the river, there is plenty of fishing access.

There is a water hydrant near the boat dock and one by the large pavilion. The camp host said the water was potable, but it was a little sandy, so make sure you use a filter when filling up your RV or jugs.

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When driving to the campground, you go past the county fairgrounds to get onto Diamond Creek Road.

Google maps wanted to take us through some private land. If you are following Google, make sure you stay on the designated road and you will end up at the campground.

My Review The Morgan Bar Recreation Site

We rarely camp in places that cost money, but the free camping area near Salmon, ID was full and wasn’t a very nice place to camp anyway.

Because of this, we had to find somewhere else to go and ended up at the Morgan Bar Recreation Site.

It isn’t far from town, and the campground and surrounding area are beautiful.

The town of Salmon, ID is a pretty cool place. They have a lot of tourist attractions and museums because it’s such a popular fishing destination that gets a lot of tourists.

I highly recommend walking through the town and grabbing some breakfast or lunch at the Baker Shack on the south end of town.

You have the mountains to the east, the best fishing river in Idaho right next to you, and some beautiful cliffs and hills to the west.

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The area was quiet at night and the campground host was friendly and very helpful.

For just $5 a night, camping doesn’t get much better than that.

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