About this place
This is over 10,000 acres at the southern foot of the Lemhi Mountain Range, all of it public. Rocky canyons, massive cliffs and faults.
The lower slopes and canyon bottoms carry sagebrush, forbs and grasses, and that is simply what grows in dry high desert country.
Juniper grows in patches all over, and small stands of Douglas fir hold on higher up.
People walk here, camp and study the country. Nothing is laid on.
The Gooding City of Rocks study area nearby has more to do.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Type
- Open area. Camp anywhere within it
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
Gooding County, Idaho, in the Mount Bennett Hills. That is a rolling belt of foothills lying between the Sawtooth Mountains to the north and the Snake River Plains to the south.
Coordinates 43.14027778, -114.7416667
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What is near here
A few more of our own spots are within reach of this one, along with some better-known places.
- Little City of Rocks Wilderness Study Area Directions
- Gooding City of Rocks East Wilderness Study Area Directions
- Gooding City of Rocks West Wilderness Study Area Directions
- Buttercup Mountain Directions
- Smoky Dome Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Gooding, ID Directions
Gooding is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Add road notes for this site
The thing we cannot get from any government record is what the drive in is actually like. If you have done it, this is the most useful thing you can leave behind. We read everything before it appears, and we print a first name with it if you give one.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.