Powerplant Campground

US Forest Service · Idaho

Powerplant Campground in Idaho. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 722 public campsites we map in Idaho.

The Power Plant Campground is near Atlanta, Idaho. A trailhead offers access to the Sawtooth Wilderness, heading northeast into a lake-filled basin. The historic mining town of Atlanta is just south of the campground. Good fishing in the river for rainbow trout and whitefish.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$15/night

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

120

Listed facilities

drinking water, toilets (as published by the agency)

Coordinates

43.81408, -115.10487

Nearest sites we map

• Riverside Campground2 km · US Forest Service
• Atlanta Cabin2 km · US Forest Service
• Queens River Campground8 km · US Forest Service
• Bear Creek Transfer Camp19 km · US Forest Service
• Johnson Creek Campground20 km · US Forest Service
• Alturas Lake Inlet20 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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