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2,100 foot elevation. 4 tent sites, 85 sites for tents or RVs, 2 group sites, and a playground on the Lochsa River. One campground loop is reserved for campers with horses and other stock. It has hitching rails, stock water, stock loading ramp and feeders. There is one trail outfitter at the campground. The campground is often visited by moose and other wildlife. The Lochsa River is popular in the spring for whitewater sports. There are a number of river accesses near the campground along US 12. Fishing for chinook salmon, steelhead, cutthroat and bull trout and mountain whitefish. Catch and release rules apply to some of these species; please check current regulations. Hiking or horseback riding on Boulder Creek Trail, Lochsa River Access Trail, Downriver Trail Scenic Overlook and Lochsa Park Trail. The Boulder Creek Trail leads to the Stanley Hot Springs, and most trails access the Bitterroot-Selway Wilderness.
White Sand Campground is located one mile down the Elk Summit Road #111 after turning off US Highway 12 at about milemarker 164. The turn-off for this well-maintained gravel road is located 59 miles southwest of Missoula, Montana. This junction is two miles east of the road to Powell Ranger Station. White Sand Campground is located between the Elk Summitt road and Lochsa River adjacent to White Sand Pond.
Nice camp grounds, spaces are kinda of close, there's public restrooms. Great views! Only down sides, close to your neighbors, and the fishing pond is used for the fires. So the helicopter is over head often getting water.
We stumbled on this campground by luck when the campground we had chosen was unexpectedly closed. This little campground is right by a river, which was raging loud because it was spring. Lots of big shady trees, decent sized campsites with plenty of good tent spots. Nice hiking trail along a high ridge that follows part of the Lewis and Clark trail. One very clean vault toilet, no running water. No cell service. Just a great place to get away from it all!
Small campground with on river sites. Quiet. Beautiful free stone river. Large campsites with large metal fire rings. Sites include picnic tables.
