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
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: ExpertPen Basin to Bear Valley Mountain Lookout OHV Trail
76.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSunday and Moscow Mines OHV Trail
73.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
71.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCougar and Lucky Lad Mines OHV Trail
69.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Fork Salmon River Trail to Pilot Peak Lookout
65.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMiddle Fork
62.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLucky Lad Mine OHV Trail
61.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSalmon River Scenic Byway Trail
55.0 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
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 operatorCampgroundPayette 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 09/06/2026.