Unit 26 · Frank Church West / Big Creek
About this unit
West portion of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness including the Big Creek drainage. One of the largest contiguous wilderness blocks in the Lower 48, with steep timbered country and high alpine basins.
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
- Payette National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 26
12 found
Riordan Creek and Meadow Creek Lookout Road OHV Loop
88.4 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMiddle Fork Salmon River
87.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBig Creek OHV Loop
80.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMonumental Summit, Thunder Mountain, Cinnabar Mine OHV Trail
78.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSunday and Moscow Mines OHV Trail
73.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
71.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Fork Salmon River Trail to Pilot Peak Lookout
65.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork
62.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRed Metals, Wilson Mine, and Profile Summit OHV Trail
47.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCold Meadows
37.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBig Creek
34.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork River
31.6 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 26
7 found
Stibnite Interpretive Signs Interpretive Site (min
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPayette National Forest Big Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBig Creek Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBernard Creek Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundShort Creek Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFlying B Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNormandy Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Idaho
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Idaho Fish and Game
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/big-game
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses/controlled/apply
- GMU map ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/report
- Hunter education ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 26, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Idaho agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.