Mail, resupply stops along the ICT

By design, much of the Idaho Centennial Trail runs through the most remote and scenic countryside in Idaho, and thus, much of the trail is a long distance from any semblance of civilization.

Ideally, it’s best to plan a through-trip on the ICT with help from family and friends who can meet you on the trail in pre-determined locations in remote areas and resupply you with mail, food, water and other essential supplies.

Along the ICT route, there are several towns or key road intersections that you will pass through, where you could receive supplies for the next part of the journey:

(Moving from the southern trailhead to the north)

• Murphy Hot Springs Road, 3 miles north of the Nevada border.
• Bruneau Canyon Overlook, about 15 miles south of Bruneau off of the Clover-Three Creek Road.
• Hammett, Idaho on I-84.
• U.S. Highway 20 near Cat Creek Summit, about 30 miles east of Mountain Home.
• Virginia Gulch/South Fork of the Boise River pack bridge near Baumgartner Hot Spring Campground on USFS Road #227.
• Grandjean Lodge, about 6 miles off of Highway 21 on USFS Road #524.
• Idaho Highway 21/USFS Elk Creek Road #614, a 4-mile highway walk to Stanley.
• Lola Creek Campground trailhead, about 20 miles northwest of Stanley just off of Idaho Highway 21.
• Middle Fork of the Salmon River float boat put-in on USFS Dagger Falls Road #558.
• Indian Creek backcountry USFS air strip on the Middle Fork of Salmon River in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, 25 miles downriver from Dagger Falls.
• End of the Stibnite-Thunder Mountain Mine USFS Road #375.
• Chamberlain Basin backcountry USFS air strip in the center of the Frank Church- River of No Return Wilderness.
• Main Salmon River crossing at Campbell’s Ferry (could be a jet boat resupply here).
• Magruder Corridor USFS Road #468 near Burnt Knob.
• Running Creek USFS Road #357 at Warm Springs Bar.
• Moose Creek Ranger Station backcountry air strip in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
• Wilderness Gateway Campground on U.S. Highway 12.
• Old Kelly Creek Work Center on Moose Creek USFS Road #255.
• Hoodoo Pass on Long Creek USFS Road #250.
• Medicine Creek USFS Road #320 near Missoula Lake on the Idaho/Montana border.
• Gold Creek USFS Road #388 on the Idaho/Montana border.
• St Paul Pass on Cliff Creek USFS Road #560.
• Shoshone Park just off of I-90, about 3 miles east of Mullan.
• Cooper Pass on USFS Road #7623 on the Idaho/Montana border.
• Thompson Pass on USFS Highway 9 on the Idaho/Montana border.
• USFS Road #152 on the Idaho/Montana border.
• Porcupine Pass on USFS Road #151.
• Idaho Point, Idaho Point USFS Road #430.
• Clark Fork on Idaho Highway 200.
• U.S. Highway 95 at McArthur Lake State Wildlife Management Area.
• Priest Lake State Park, Indian Creek or Lionhead unit on the east shore of Priest Lake.
• North end of Bog Creek USFS Road #1013 near Upper Priest Falls.

Centennial Trail East (Sawtooth Valley)

• Intersection Highway 75 and Chemeketan USFS Road #215 near Smiley Creek Lodge.
• Intersection Highway 75 and the Red Fish Lake USFS Road # 214, about 4 miles south of Stanley.

Centennial Trail West (West of Frank Church and Selway/Bitteroot Wilderness)

• Landmark-Stanley USFS Road #579 near Pen Basin.
• Krassel Ranger Station, on USFS Road #674.
• Ponderosa Campground on USFS Lick Creek Road #412.
• Burgdorf Hot Springs on USFS Burgdorf Road #246.
• Wind River pack bridge that crosses the Main Salmon River on USFS Road #103.
• Elk City-Magruder Road, about 9 miles north of the Red River Ranger Station.
• Selway Falls on USFS Selway Road #223.
• Split Creek pack bridge that crosses the Lochsa River on Highway 12.

If needed, you could have supplies or mail sent to you via U.S. Mail in the following towns: Hammett, Stanley, Mullan and Clark Fork.