FS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

Lookout Butte Lookout

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 6,696 ft
Vehicles: 1 per site

Every site here is listed for one vehicle. Agencies differ on whether a truck and the trailer it tows count as one or two, so this may not affect a fifth wheel — but it does decide whether a second car can come. Worth a call before you rely on it.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Getting there

What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.

High clearance or 4WD advisedThis last segment is a rough, outsloped, native surface road that requires high clearance to reach Lookout Butte Lookout Tower.quoted from the driving directions
Unpaved approachAlternative Route From Hwy 12, cross the middle fork of the Clearwater River at the bridge above Kooskia (MP 74) turn left onto paved County Road 1842, towards the Kooskia National Fish Hatchery, pass the fish hatchery approximately, 3.5 miles stay to the left on County Route 286 for approximately 5 miles when it will convert from County Road to Forest Road 286 and turn into a gravel road.quoted from the driving directions

Every bookable site

Length never published — 1 site

LB1no length given · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Adams Ranger Station ID · cabin	14 mi NW	1	20 ft	none · pull-through
2	Jeanette ID	15 mi S	6	40 ft	none
3	Burgdorf ID	15 mi S	3	38 ft	none
4	Burgdorf Guard Station ID · cabin	15 mi S	1	—	none
5	Chinook ID	19 mi S	8	33 ft	none
6	Walker Cabin ID · cabin	23 mi NE	1	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 1
Max occupancy per site: 4
Reservable sites: 1
Coordinates: 45.4893, -115.8746
Nearest place: KOOSKIA
Phone: 208-926-4258
Elevation: 6,696 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/233128 · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain