State: Idaho
Open: Seasonal
Number of Sites: 9
Elevation: 5853
County: Custer
About: The Upper O’Brien Campground is composed of 9 campsites under lodgepole pines on the Salmon River. Visitors can fish for steelhead and trout or soak in the fabulous Sunbeam Hot Springs which maintains a temperature of 169 degrees Farenheit; you can adjust the temperature by moving rocks to allow in river water. A boat ramp at Yankee Fork is available for floating the river, which has 14 miles of Class III and IV rapids. An interesting trip is to explore the mining history of the area by touring the Land of the Yankee Fork north of the Sunbeam Dam and resort on Forest Road #013. Sunbeam Dam was the only dam ever built on the Salmon River, which remains one of the last free-flowing rivers in the west. The dam was intended to provide power to mining operations located on the Yankee Fork, but in 1911, the mine property was sold at a Sheriff`s auction and part of the dam was dynamited in 1934.
Fees: See Forest Service website
Water: Drinking Water
Restrooms: Vault Toilet
Closest Town: Stanley Idaho
Directions: From Stanley, go northeast 14 miles on ID 75. Turn south on Forest Road #454, the Robinson Bar Road.