Tired of your friends asking you to go “glamping?” Do you have the desire to get back to the great outdoors with nothing but your tent, your thermos, and your backpack? If you’re in Idaho, you’re in luck, because there’s no shortage of beautiful backpack camping spots throughout the state. Check out our favorites below.
Bear Lake State Park, located on the North and East shores of Bear Lake, is a backpacker’s dream. Known as the “Caribbean of the Rockies,” Bear Lake stretches for 20 miles and offers biking, bird watching, boating, and primitive camping.
City of Rocks National Reserve sits in Cassia County, Idaho, and is “a unique geologic area exhibiting granite pinnacles and monoliths in excess of sixty stories tall.” The park attracts campers, hikers, backpackers, sightseers, hunters, and more. Primitive sites are available for backpackers.
Dworshak State Park near Lenore, Idaho, boasts an incredible 850 acres of mixed woods, meadows, and water. The park has over 100 campsites, including backcountry, improved, and primitive sites.
Farragut State Park in Kootenai County, Idaho, is a beautiful park seated on 4,000 acres. Campers, picnickers, hikers, mountain bikers, and anglers will find much to love about it. Campers in particular will find equestrian, improved, and primitive sites galore to fulfill all of their backpacking needs.
