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Malad Summit Campground is situated next to Mill Creek, just 14 miles north of Malad, Idaho, at an elevation of 6,100 feet. Visitors enjoy hiking, horseback riding and off-road vehicle riding on the area's many trails.
Mill Creek offers cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing. Numerous trails begin nearby, including the 12-mile multi-use Summit Trail, which connects with Farmers Canyon, East Elkhorn and Wright Creek trails. Old Canyon and South Canyon trails begin a short distance from the campground.
The campground is open year-round and contains one large group site that can accommodate up to 125 people. It is equipped with large picnic tables, a serving table, a grill, a campfire ring with benches, tent pads and a gravel parking area.
Single-family campsites are also available within the campground. Each is equipped with a table, campfire ring and grill.
Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs within the campground are gravel. Security is provided by the host and periodic patrols by the county sheriff.
The campground is settled in a dense forest of maple trees, which offer plentiful shade. Stately Douglas fir trees dot the landscape. The campground receives snow throughout the winter.
From Malad, travel north on Interstate 15 for 11 miles, to exit 22, Devil Creek Reservoir. Continue just over 3 miles north on Highway 191. Turn west and cross the highway on Forest Road 041 and continue just over 3 miles on a maintained gravel road, to the campground.
Great little campground. Not very crowded. Only like 12 spots. No garbage cans, so pack in, pack out. There is vault restrooms. They are very clean and do not smell at all. There is also water spigets dispersed throughout the campground. No hookups for RV or anything. Super nice camp hosts. They are on top of everything though. So follow the rules and you are good.
This is such a beautiful area that means so much to myself and my family. Over the past couple years we have watched the new camp hosts ruin the campground and the experience of campers here. I highly recommend camping outside of the campground just to avoid the camphosts and their power trip. When camping in the campground, expect the hosts to walk through your camp without notice/rummage around your things while you're gone/and threaten to call the cops as soon as they meet you. You can follow all the rules and the hosts will still greet you with a threat of calling the cops if you "choose to act up." The inconvenience of camping outside of the campground is absolutely worth it if it avoids interactions with the hosts.
The restrooms are vaulted but kept clean. The water spigots do not have a way to fill a trailer with unless you get creative. The road in is extremely narrow and will cause anxiety for any trailer over 24'. The turnaround at the bottom is tight and you will end up with some fresh scratches down the side of your rig. So despite the reservation stating 60' allowance, I would be cautious. Other than these items it would have been 5 stars. A nice clean campground with great hikes, views, and not too far away from a small pond to boat/play in, a creek that runs through it, and the hot springs about a 30 minute drive. It is off the main road and has limited number of sites so traffic is at a minimum. Quiet hours are 10-6:00... We did have some neighbors that decided to take that literally and at 6am they fired up old Bertha and our kids were woken up by the pleasant sound of a 1950s generator, your experience may differ. No cell signal at the camp. The camp hosts were generous enough to provide WiFi, again your experience may differ.
Nice little campground. Not many people there when we were there. Clean and updated vault toilets. Potable water. Lots of privacy in each campsite. Bugs not bad in August.
Was very pleasant. The camp Host were very pleasant and seem to do a great job. Trees and creek all great. Will go there again.
Went there again for four more nights caught some trout, squirrels were friendly
funny in trees throwing pine cones . The Camp Hosts were great. Very helpful!!! All in all a fantastic campground. Will go in future for sure
