Idaho's Bighorn Crags Click on map symbol above for a map of Bighorn Crags.
Several trails exist in the Bighorn Crags area for hiking and horseback riding.
The main trailhead, Crags campground, is reached via unpaved Forest road from either Challis or Salmon, Idaho and is open from about July 10 to mid-October. The trail system offers through trails from the Crags camp along Crags Ridge and down one of the Clear Creek-Garden Creek area trails or along Crags Ridge to Terrace Lakes and down Waterfall creek. Aceess to the area can also be achieved from the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, up Waterfall Creek or from Panther Creek up one of the Clear Creek-Garden Creek trails. Other dead-end trails lead to Ship Island Lake and Puddin Lakes. Most of the trails have a grade of less than 10 percent with short pitches of 15-18 percent.