White Sands Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
Is White Sands Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It doesn't name White Sands Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Updated 250 Road Closure
Agency closure covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Road 100 Closure
Agency closure covering Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Order 01-17-55-26-004 · USFS · Lochsa/Powell Ranger District
NFSR 520 Reconstruction and Timber Harvest Closure
Agency alert covering Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Order 01-17-55-26-003 · USFS · Lochsa/Powell Ranger District
Knife Edge Camping Partial Closure
Agency alert covering Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Order 01-17-55-26-002 · USFS · Lochsa/Powell Ranger District
Laird Park Water Unavailable For 2026 Season
Agency alert covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 3,442 ft
- Lochsa/Powell Ranger DistrictNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
2,100 foot elevation. 4 tent sites, 85 sites for tents or RVs, 2 group sites, and a playground on the Lochsa River. One campground loop is reserved for campers with horses and other stock. It has hitching rails, stock water, stock loading ramp and feeders. There is one trail outfitter at the campground. The campground is often visited by moose and other wildlife. The Lochsa River is popular in the spring for whitewater sports. There are a number of river accesses near the campground along US 12. Fishing for chinook salmon, steelhead, cutthroat and bull trout and mountain whitefish. Catch and release rules apply to some of these species; please check current regulations. Hiking or horseback riding on Boulder Creek Trail, Lochsa River Access Trail, Downriver Trail Scenic Overlook and Lochsa Park Trail. The Boulder Creek Trail leads to the Stanley Hot Springs, and most trails access the Bitterroot-Selway Wilderness.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort41 mi away
- Jim & Mary's RV Park41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- White Sand CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- BEAVER RIDGEHiking0.6 mi
JAY RIDGEHikingPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.4 mi- SAVAGE RIDGEHiking3.9 mi
- Whitehouse CampgroundCamping4 mi
- Wendover CampgroundCamping4.6 mi
- Walton Lakes TrailHiking4.8 mi
- Crooked ForkCanoeing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pow111rd-001Camping · Next door
- Pow111rd-002Camping · Next door
- First Beaver Ridge SpotCamping · ~1 min drive
- Pow368rd-001Camping · ~1 min drive
- Pow111rd-004Camping · ~2 min drive
- Us12-Mm163.8s-001Camping · ~2 min drive
- Powell CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Pow111rd-005Camping · ~3 min drive
- Pow569rd-001Camping · ~3 min drive
- Bear campCamping · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit White Sands Campground
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 18°
Feb
37° / 18°
Mar
46° / 24°
Apr
53° / 29°
May
64° / 35°
Jun
71° / 42°
Jul
82° / 46°
Aug
82° / 44°
Sep
71° / 37°
Oct
53° / 30°
Nov
38° / 24°
Dec
30° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Powell, ID, 1.2 mi away at 3,530 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
White Sands Campground
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