# Camp Badger

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- **Location:** Leadore, Idaho, United States
- **Price:** from $5.00/night
- **Rating:** 91% recommend (16 reviews)
- **Sites:** 1
- **Size:** 1 acre
- **Host:** Jon W.

## Overview

Gilmore Idaho is a old silver mining town that was active between the 1880's and abandon in the 1930's after the power plant caught on fire. Gilmore is a legitimate ghost town that contains old buildings, mines, cemetery, etc. Gilmore, Idaho still has numerous old buildings and mines, there is so much to explore!

Learn more about this land:

Gilmore Idaho is a old silver mining town that was created in the 1880's and abandon in the 1930's after the power plant caught on fire. Gilmore is a legitimate ghost town that contains old buildings, mines, cemetery, etc. Gilmore, Idaho still has numerous old buildings, mines, and mining equipment. 

There is so much to explore in Gilmore! BUT you must not enter any of the old buildings, or any private property.

The campsite is primitive and contains a small dirt pad, fire pit, and a tent pad.

Gilmore Idaho is roughly 130 mins away from Idaho Falls. The Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns are roughly 20 mins away, and Meadow Lake and Meadow Lake Campground are roughly 5 miles away on a dirt road (on top of the mountain). 

The Meadow Lake Campground is only open for 2 months out of the year due to the snowfall (its on top of a mountain), so this campsite (Camp Badger) is a great place to camp if you can not find a spot at the campground.

Camp Badger is the only campsite available within the Gilmore town site.

## Amenities

- **Amenities:** Pets, Toilets
- **Activities:** Off-roading (OHV), Snow sports, Wildlife watching
- **Terrain:** Field

## Sites

- **Camp Inside A Real Ghost Town** (vehicles, up to 7 guests, $5.00/night)

## Policies

- **Check-in:** 14:00
- **Check-out:** 14:00
- **Minimum nights:** 1
- **Cancellation:** Moderate (Full refund 3 days before check in time starts)
- **Pets:** allowed
- **Children:** allowed

**House rules:**

- Gilmore, Idaho is a ghost town, which was a former silver mine. There is old scrap metal all over from the old buildings, please be careful walking around the ghost town. Do not enter the old buildings or private property around the ghost town.

## Recent reviews

> This is a great little slice of history in a great spot for launching adventures. There are other people around, but more than worth it for the price. Loved the ghost town!
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> - Madeleine B., July 22, 2026

> Exactly as described. Read the reviews, you'll know what you're in for. Solid night.
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> - Jeff L., October 12, 2025

> It might look busy on a map but it’s not. Nice dependable place to spend a night or two.
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> - Alex W., July 5, 2023

> Would help if there was a sign as advertised. Perhaps there was but given the GPS coordinates I could tell which plot was which. Cool location nonetheless. Wouldn't recommend trying to get there when there's snow on the roads in town. Parked in the middle of the road in the ghost town and called it a night.
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> - Peter J., April 3, 2022

> This campsite was quite misleading. The site was difficult to find using the host's instructions. When we found the site, the laminated paper sign was ripped to pieces. The ground there is uneven and a poor site for leveling campers or trailers. Also, we should have read the reviews in full before making our reservation--one reviewer indicated that this site is surrounded by tiny private parcels with various encampments. With so much unmarked private property, we did not feel safe to explore the town. We also had no cell service to contact the host with our questions. We opted to leave and cam…
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> - Brita G., September 7, 2021