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Murdock Creek Dispersed
Sawtooth National Forest
Write a Review FR-146 Ketchum, ID 83340 208-727-5000 Official WebsiteGPS: 43.8062, -114.4177
Overview of Murdock Creek Dispersed
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by FTBoondocker on 7/4/2020
Longest RV Reported: 37 feet (Class A)
Reported by Jeri & Penguin on 12/3/2019
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 6,430 ft / 1,959 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Murdock Creek Dispersed 4 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 7/18/2020
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 7/4/2020
Reviewed 7/18/2020
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The forest service is in the process of converting Murdock Creek and Forest Road 146 into designated disbursed sites only. They have blocked off a number of existing campsites and the remaining ones will be numbered and have a steel fire ring. No camping outside of numbered sites once they're finished.
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Onestep would stay here again
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“No reception at coordinates. Reception at the bottom.”
Reviewed 7/4/2020
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
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There's a campsite ring on the right with like 8 spots across from the dump station (has potable water) in the field. This is where reception is! 43.798782,-114.420334. NOT up the street where the GPS coordinates take you. Up there you have bars but I couldn't get more than 2 Mbps on att or Verizon with my weboost. Down at the bottom ... more
There's a campsite ring on the right with like 8 spots across from the dump station (has potable water) in the field. This is where reception is! 43.798782,-114.420334. NOT up the street where the GPS coordinates take you. Up there you have bars but I couldn't get more than 2 Mbps on att or Verizon with my weboost. Down at the bottom I'm getting 25 Mbps up and download on att and Verizon without a booster and there's a dump station. It's 15 min from town. Amazing!! The sites at the bottom are smaller and I don't think you could put more than a 20 ft camper max. Most require smaller and you'll have to unhitch.
Update: Rangers said this is only a 10 day limit, not 16.
Verizon is spotty throughout the day but ATT is consistently good.
Rangers drive through and are posted up basically constantly. This really feels like we're being policed when this is probably the quietest place I have ever camped in my life. No one's even outside. They're just watching us and counting how many days we've been here. This place is weird.
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FTBoondocker would stay here again
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“Great Boondocking location ”
Reviewed 6/18/2020
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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We boondocked in this location and it was wonderful. We only drove in about a mile on the dirt road. We found a location across the road from the dump station. There appeared to about 5-6 good spots for a variety of rigs to fit in. We are a 31ft Fleetwood Terra. We had plenty of room The Creek was just a short down from our site.... more
We boondocked in this location and it was wonderful. We only drove in about a mile on the dirt road. We found a location across the road from the dump station. There appeared to about 5-6 good spots for a variety of rigs to fit in. We are a 31ft Fleetwood Terra. We had plenty of room The Creek was just a short down from our site. The dump station had everything you need for $5
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Jennifer would stay here again
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“Sawtooth National Forest - Our Favorite Boondocking Spot!”
Reviewed 12/3/2019
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
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We stayed 9/10/2019. Our GPS coordinates were 43.801667, -114.421167 Awesome free boondocking spot right near the river with good cell coverage. Dump ($5) and potable water really close on FR-146, back towards the Visitor Center. FR-146 can be tough especially after it rains. About 1/4 mile after the visitor center it becomes a w... more
We stayed 9/10/2019. Our GPS coordinates were 43.801667, -114.421167
Awesome free boondocking spot right near the river with good cell coverage. Dump ($5) and potable water really close on FR-146, back towards the Visitor Center.
FR-146 can be tough especially after it rains. About 1/4 mile after the visitor center it becomes a washboard road with large potholes and small buried rocks sticking up. All is manageable if you go slow.
This is a popular spot so it might be challenging to get a site. We unhooked at the North Fork Visitor Center at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Headquarters to scope it out.
Jeri & Penguin would stay here again
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Amenities
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- dry camping
- Dispersed Camping
Recreation
- fishing
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
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- pets
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