Tower Rock Campground

The Lewis & Clark Expedition camped at the Tower Rock site, along the main Salmon River. Today, the site offers prime river access for floaters and steelhead and trout anglers, and the area makes a great stopping point for scenic drivers. The campground offers single-family campsites for both RV and designated tent-only camping. Each site is equipped with accessible picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault toilets, fishing platforms, a picnic shelter, and a boat ramp with access to the Salmon River are provided. No hookups are available at this location. Rafters and anglers often use the boat ramp to reach the river, and the surrounding area offers a multitude of recreation opportunities including motorized and non-motorized trails, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing. William Clark described the rock formation above the campground, known today as Tower Rock, as a "Clift of dark brown flint". The Precambrian quartzite is some of the oldest rock in Idaho and can be found in the outcrops between the campground and North Fork, ID. At the nearby Tower Pirimids Day Use Area, "hoodoo" type sandstone, gravel, and capstone formations can be seen near another Corps of Discovery campsite. Morgan Bar Campground is also close by.