About this campground
Overview Located on Windy Saddle above the Hells Canyon Wilderness, Windy Saddle Horse Camp is a small campground with 4 campsites. The campground has long camp spurs for trailers, an overflow parking area for stock trailers or day use, hitching rails and a loading ramp. Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6am, Primary use season is from July to September. Facilities Windy Saddle Horse Camp is s small campground of 4 campsites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and parking space.
Getting there
From Riggins, Idaho travel south on Highway 95 for 1.3 miles to Seven Devils Road (becomes Forest Road 517); Turn right on Seven Devils Road and go 17 miles to trailhead and horse camp road junction; Take a right at the road junction and continue on towards the Heaven's Gate Lookout for about 0.1 miles to the horse camp entrance road (one way traffic); Follow this road around to the horse camp. ADVISORY: Forest Road 517 is very steep, and narrow. Low clearance vehicles, RVs and vehicles pulling trailers are not recommened or advised to use caution when traveling the upper sections of this road. The road can also be slippery when wet or frozen and is not recommended for trailers in the late fall and winter.
Activities
- BACKPACKING
- CAMPING
- HORSE CAMPING
- HIKING
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