Unit 27 · Frank Church Central
About this unit
Central Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness including the Middle Fork Salmon corridor. Granite high country, steep timbered canyons, and the Middle Fork as the central drainage.
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
- Middle Fork Salmon River
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 27
12 found
Washington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
Difficulty: Moderate4716.2 miTrailRiordan Creek and Meadow Creek Lookout Road OHV Loop
Difficulty: Moderate88.4 miTrailMiddle Fork Salmon River
Difficulty: Moderate87.1 miTrailBig Creek OHV Loop
Difficulty: Difficult80.3 miTrailMonumental Summit, Thunder Mountain, Cinnabar Mine OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert78.6 miTrailPen Basin to Bear Valley Mountain Lookout OHV Trail
Difficulty: Difficult76.1 miTrailSunday and Moscow Mines OHV Trail
Difficulty: Moderate73.9 miTrailMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
Difficulty: Expert71.8 miTrailCougar and Lucky Lad Mines OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert69.0 miTrailSouth Fork Salmon River Trail to Pilot Peak Lookout
Difficulty: Expert65.5 miTrailMiddle Fork
Difficulty: Expert62.2 miTrailLucky Lad Mine OHV Trail
Difficulty: Expert61.6 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 27
12 found
Nez Perce National Forest South Fork Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMonte Cristo Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCrags Complex
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBeagle Creek Cua
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPungo Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStibnite Interpretive Signs Interpretive Site (min
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundVelvet Falls Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPhillips Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Boundary Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Payette National Forest Big Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJosephus Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDagger Falls
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 27, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Idaho agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.