Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

Getting to Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

• Ketchum, ID is the nearest town, 5.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)

Trailheads at Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

• North Fork Wood River Trailhead (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 6,897 ft), at 43.8533, -114.4365
• Murdock Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 6,443 ft), at 43.8065, -114.4148 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• West Fork North Fork Wood River Trailhead (0.1 mi outside the boundary, 6,869 ft), at 43.8488, -114.4329 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Oregon Gulch Trailhead (0.57 mi outside the boundary, 6,220 ft), at 43.7785, -114.4172 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• King Creek Trailhead (0.84 mi outside the boundary, 7,066 ft), at 43.8349, -114.6247 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Fox Creek (0.97 mi outside the boundary, 6,099 ft), at 43.7570, -114.4018 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-30. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-id.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

• Kent Peak summit about 11,644 ft
• Glassford Peak summit about 11,576 ft
• Galena Peak summit about 11,138 ft
• Cougar Canyon canyon
• Crooked Canyon canyon
• Amber Lakes lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Campgrounds in and around Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

North Fork Campground (0.4 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Public lands next to Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

• National forestHemingway-Boulders Wilderness lies inside Sawtooth National Forest.
• Wilderness areaHemingway-Boulders Wilderness borders Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness.
• National forestHemingway-Boulders Wilderness borders Salmon-Challis National Forest.
• Wilderness areaCecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness is 0.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Idaho

• Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness (Custer County)
• Little Jacks Creek Wilderness (Owyhee County)
• North Fork Owyhee Wilderness (Owyhee County)
• Owyhee River Wilderness (Owyhee County)
• Pole Creek Wilderness (Owyhee County)

Idaho wilderness areas