About this campground
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.
Getting there
From Stanley:Drive 11 miles east on Highway 75 to the Sunbeam Dam overlook. Turn left onto forest road #013 for about 11 miles. Campground is on the left.From Challis:Drive 42 miles west on Highway 75 to the Sunbeam Dam overlook. Turn right onto forest road #013 for about 11 miles. Campground is on the left.
Activities
- CAMPING
- PICNICKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Bonanza Ccc Group CampgroundSalmon-Challis National Forest4 mi
- West Fork Transfer Camp TrailheadSalmon-Challis National Forest4 mi
- Eleven Mile TrailheadSalmon-Challis National Forest6 mi
- Pole Flat CampgroundSalmon-Challis National Forest7 mi
- Squaw Creek TrailheadSalmon-Challis National Forest8 mi
- Sunbeam ResortSawtooth National Forest9 mi
Explore more Idaho camping
Custer #1 Campground doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Idaho campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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