Camas Meadows Battle Sites, Historical battlefield in Clark County, United States.

Camas Meadows Battle Sites are two separate areas in Clark County, Idaho, about 5 miles apart. The army campsite lies between Camas Creek and Spring Creek, where General Oliver O. Howard's tent stood on a rise east of Spring Creek. The siege site has two low knolls where Captain Randolph Norwood's detachment dug rifle pits that still survive.

On 20 August 1877, Nez Perce fighters rode half the night to surprise General Oliver O. Howard's camp at Camas Meadows before dawn, taking about 150 horses and mules. Captain Randolph Norwood's 50-man detachment pursued and was pinned on two low knolls, digging rifle pits until Howard's main force arrived and the Nez Perce withdrew. The Army lost the trail, and the depleted band was not caught until six weeks later.

The place marks a turning point in the Nez Perce struggle against forced relocation policies. The battles reflect how this community resisted government control and fought to maintain their way of life.

The two sites lie northeast of Dubois, Idaho and can be reached by car followed by walking across open terrain. Wear sturdy footwear since the ground is uneven and scattered with prairie grass and creeks.

The rifle pits visible today reveal the exact defensive positions dug by soldiers under Captain Norwood during the siege. These original earthworks let visitors stand where defenders once prepared for battle over a century ago.