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Clear Creek Guard Station

US Forest Service · Idaho

Clear Creek Guard Station in Idaho. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 722 public campsites we map in Idaho.

Clear Creek Guard Station is located 20 miles northeast of Montpelier, Idaho. Not much is known about the history of this guard station site, but it's believed to have been an administrative site since 1910. Several different buildings have either been built or relocated to this site since then. The current A-frame cabin was built by the Young Adult Conservation Corps in 1980. The cabin is accessible by car when there is no snow.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$35/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
208-847-0375
Coordinates
42.52639, -111.17000

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-05-22, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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