Camp Taylor South
Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 551 ft
- climb
- 6,924 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Camp Taylor South open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
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Camp Taylor South is an easy hike in the Westside Ranger District of Idaho's Caribou-Targhee National Forest, about 7 miles from the town of Crystal. The trail is an out-and-back route of roughly 1.8 miles, with a one-way climb of about 550 feet from a low point of 6,366 feet to a high of 6,924 feet. The trail is natural-surface and allows both horses and bikes. It is not an accessible trail, according to the Forest Service's accessibility status. Several other destinations sit close by. Scout Mountain Campground is about half a mile away, and the Scout Mt Nature Trail and the Scout-Crestline hike are each within about a mile. Climbers can find WaveWall about 8 miles off.
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