{"id":40502,"date":"2016-07-12T05:24:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T11:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=40502"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:26:37","slug":"camping-on-public-lands-in-clark-county-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/07\/12\/camping-on-public-lands-in-clark-county-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Camping on Public Lands in Clark County, Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-173317 size-full\" title=\"Clark County, Idaho - Campsite on Public Lands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294.jpg\" alt=\"Clark County, Idaho - Campsite on Public Lands\" width=\"900\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27531%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20531%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27531%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294-200x118.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294-400x236.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294-600x354.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clark-county-idaho-camping-mia-mcpherson-3294.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Clark County, Idaho &#8211; Campsite on Public Lands &#8211; HTC One M8 cell phone image<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Good morning! I am writing this morning from a campsite that is on OUR Public Lands just outside the Targhee National Forest in Clark County, Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>I am &#8220;disperse&#8221; camping and what that means is that this campsite is off the beaten track, has a fire ring and is well away from other people and is on the public lands that Rob Bishop and his ilk want to steal from us.<\/p>\n<p>UN-Screw them. We will fight to keep this public.<\/p>\n<p>It is a beautiful campsite, up high, on one side it has a small aspen grove and on the other there are willows. Plus this section of the National Forest is unknown to me.<\/p>\n<p>Gotta go. Have exploring to do!<\/p>\n<p>Life is good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning! 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