Shafer Butte
Campground
Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
Idaho · Hiking · Near Idaho City
Elk Meadows
Photo: FunGi_ (Trading), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 73 ft
- climb
- 7,069 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Elk Meadows open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Elk Meadows, so check the source for the area it covers.
UPDATED Sept. 19 - Crooked Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure
Agency closure covering Boise National Forest · Order 0402-03-140 · USFS · Boise National Forest
Lava Fire Road Closure
Agency alert covering Boise National Forest · Order 0402-06-84 · USFS · Boise National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Boise National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Elk Meadows is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Idaho City and Mountain Home ranger districts. The trail rises about 73 feet from a low point of 6,919 feet to a high of 7,069 feet, and it is rated moderate. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is natural-surfaced and allows bikes, so it works for hikers and mountain bikers alike. The trip runs from May through October, and the trailhead sits about 0.1 mile from the Lodge hike and the Lodge Cat Track mountain biking route. Shafer Butte campground is about 0.6 mile away, and Bogus Boulders, a climbing area, is about a mile off. Mores Mountain and Roadside Rock, both climbing areas, are roughly 1.7 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Pioneer Lodge
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
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