About this place
The Bureau of Land Management runs 5 campgrounds along the Blackfoot River.
From north to south they are Trail Creek Bridge, Morgan’s Bridge, Graves Creek, Cutthroat Trout and Sagehen Flats. Some are developed and some are not.
Cutthroat Trout has 3 sites and Sagehen Flats has 4. Neither charges. You get vault toilets, with tables and fire rings at the sites. Floaters can launch from either one, though the launch is rough.
Morgan’s Bridge and Trail Creek Bridge cost nothing either. Trail Creek Bridge is about seven miles north of Morgan’s Bridge.
There is fishing, camping and boating without a motor, and waterfowl hunting is allowed outside the campgrounds under Idaho law.
The stretch from Government Dam to Trail Creek Bridge runs 23 river miles. You can float it in a canoe, a kayak, a small raft or a small drift boat.
The put-ins and take-outs are undeveloped.
Do not float below Trail Creek Bridge. The rapids there are Class IV and above.
Below Government Dam the river runs through rolling hills and canyons. The scenery is very fine.
Summer flows usually run between 200 and 800 cubic feet a second. The river is full of rock gardens and boulders, and it generally cannot be floated below 100 CFS.
There are several Class II rapids and a few Class III, and those need some skill.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
From Soda Springs, go about 11 miles north on ID 34 and carry on to the north side of Blackfoot Reservoir. Turn left there onto Blackfoot River Road.
Coordinates 42.98757, -111.73653
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What is near here
There is another spot of ours within reach, and some better-known places further out.
- Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge Directions
- Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study Area Directions
- Red Rock Pass 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
- Bancroft, ID Directions
- Soda Springs, ID Directions
Soda Springs 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.
Why the drive to town is usually twice what the map says — what we found measuring every campsite in this guide.
When it’s time to move on
On most public land you can camp for 14 days before you have to move on. Check this site’s own limit before you plan a long stay. When you move on, the Bureau of Land Management usually wants you at least 25 to 30 miles away. So the free campsites closest to you are the ones you cannot use.
Nothing in this guide sits within 25 miles of here anyway. The nearest one you could move to is Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study Area, Idaho — 25 miles in a straight line, but a 50 mile drive.
This guide covers five states and does not list every free campsite, so there may be something closer that we do not hold. Check this site’s own rule before you rely on it.
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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; opened and read by a person on 2026-08-27.