Free Camp Guide
Aerial view of Goldbug Hot Springs

Idaho Bureau of Land Management

Goldbug Hot Springs

Free to campSet campsite
Free to camp The Bureau of Land Management record for this site says there is no charge to camp, as of August 2026. Records get old, so look for a sign when you pull in.

About this place

You walk in to these hot springs. The trail starts at the end of the county road.

The first quarter mile crosses private property. There is public access along it by easement, and dogs must be on a leash for that stretch.

Respect the private land. Access to the springs depends on it.

The facts

Cost
Free to camp
Type
Specific campsite
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

23 miles south of Salmon on Highway 93. Just south of Elk Bend, turn east onto the county maintained road and go 0.3 miles to the trailhead.

Coordinates 44.89805017, -113.9569876

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What is near here

There is another spot of ours within reach, and some better-known places further out.

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

Salmon 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.

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.

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.