About this campground
This popular year-round fishing hole features a trailhead leading to Jimmy Smith Lake adjacent to the spectacular White Clouds and Jim McClure-Jerry Peak wilderness areas. The area offers wonderful rainbow trout fishing opportunities. This site has limited cell service.
Getting there
About 33 miles southwest of Challis, Idaho. From Challis, go 2 miles south to the junction of US 93 and ID 75, turn right (south) travel 16 miles on ID 75 to the East Fork Road and turn left (south). Drive 15 miles south on East Fork Road (Forest Road 120) to the turn-off for the Jimmy Smith trailhead access is marked on the road.
Activities
- BIKING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Herd Lake CampgroundBureau of Land Management11 mi
- Torrey's HoleSawtooth National Forest12 mi
- Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds WildernessSawtooth National Forest13 mi
- Snyder Springs Picnic AreaSawtooth National Forest13 mi
- Bowery TrailheadSawtooth National Forest14 mi
- Centauras Mine Site Interpretive SiteSawtooth National Forest16 mi
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Jimmy Smith Lake Trailhead 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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