Boulder Basin
Photo: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 18.7 mi
- round trip
- 4,938 ft
- climb
- 8,355 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Boulder Basin open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Stoddard Bridge Construction Closure
Agency alert covering Salmon-Challis National Forest · Order 0413-07-17 · USFS · Salmon-Challis National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Salmon-Challis National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Boulder Basin is a hard hike in Idaho's Salmon-Challis National Forest, on the North Fork Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 3,380 feet to 8,355 feet, a total gain of nearly 5,000 feet over a route of about 18.7 miles. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year-round. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows both horses and bikes, so it works for riders and pack animals as well as hikers. Spring Creek Campground sits about 1.6 miles away, and the Sheepeater and Stormy Pk.-Virginia hikes are within about a mile and a half. For a longer outing, Virginia Gulch is about 3.4 miles off, and Pretty Gulch is about 5.6 miles away.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Stormy Pk.-Virginia
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