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Thorn Creek Reservoir
Shoshone, Idaho(View other Shoshone area campgrounds)
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Ownership: Bureau of Land ManagementOfficial website: recreation.gov
Posted by: MountainMan on December 15, 2005
Description
Thorn Creek Reservoir is surrounded by Great Basin desert vegetation, with sagebrush and grasslands spreading over rolling hills. In the spring and fall waterfowl and shorebirds concentrate at the reservoir. It provides excellent fishing opportunities through mid-summer and is open to non-motorized craft. Hunting for antelope and deer. To the west is the Gooding City of Rocks, bizarre formations of welded tuff. Dispersed camping permitted throughout these areas.
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From Shoshone, go about 17 miles north on ID 48, then east 5 miles on unpaved Thorn Creek Reservoir Road.Activities
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- Camping Idaho
- Foghorn Outdoors: Montana, Idaho, & Wyoming Camping: The Complete Guide to more than 1200 Campgrounds
- U.S. National Forest Campground Guide: Northern Region: Montana and Northern Idaho
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