NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYON
NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYON is a national forest campground in Idaho. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Idaho
- Coordinates
- 42.09611, -111.53306
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 541-351-1182
Amenities
- Reservable sites
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About NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYON
Overview North Fork Campground is located in scenic St. Charles Canyon in southern Idaho, near Bear Lake. Visitors enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding and motorcycling on local trails, and fishing in St. Charles Creek. Recreation North Fork Trail, which has a trailhead within the campground, is open to motorcycles, horses, hikers and mountain bikers and connects with the Highline Trail, a 55-mile path along the backbone of the surrounding Wasatch Mountains. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game manages the river fisheries, providing excellent fishing most of the year, including in St. Charles Creek. In-season big game hunting is also a popular activity. Facilities The campground offers an accessible group site that can accommodate a maximum of 50 guests. The group site is made up of five smaller sites. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. Natural Features A dense, mixed growth conifer forest covers the campground. St. Charles Creek flows gently through the site. Nearby Attractions Minnetonka Cave is a short distance from the campground. Scenic Canyons offers guided, 90-minute tours through the nine-room cave with formations called the Bride and Groom, Three Sisters and Devil's Kingdom. The cave temperature is 40 degrees and the path through it includes 444 steps. Tickets must be purchased at the cave entrance. Bear Lake's North Beach is 12 miles from the campground, offering swimming and fishing
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Airgas · 26 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 165 designated routes (245 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Cloverleaf Campground | National forest campground | 0.1 mi | — | No hookups |
| Cloverleaf Campground | Private campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Porcupine Campground | Private campground | 0.7 mi | — | — |
| Porcupine (Id) | National forest campground | 0.7 mi | — | No hookups |
| Cloverleaf | National forest campground | 0.8 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites, Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.