U.S. Forest Service · Payette National Forest · ID

Cold Springs Campground - Payette NF (ID)

Cold Springs Campground campsitePhoto · FS
Not publishedStatus
ReservableAccess
34Sites
24 ftMax rig

The place

Cold Springs Campground is located near Lost Valley Reservoir, just 10 miles from New Meadows, Idaho. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and swimming. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service. Keep reading

Recreation Lost Valley Reservoir is just 3/4-mile from the campground, offering boating, canoeing and fishing opportunities. On the north end of the reservoir is the Lost Creek Interpretive Site, an excellent location for bird watching. Facilities The campground offers two group sites that can accommodate up to 75 and 50 guests each. Several additional single and double-family sites are available as well. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. The campground has no hookups or trash receptacles. Please pack out your trash. A boat ramp is located on the southeast shore of Lost Valley Reservoir, while Slaughter Gulch Day Use Site can be found on the west shore. Natural Features The campground is set in an open meadow lined with ponderosa pines and fir trees at an elevation of 5,000 feet. A few sites are shaded, but most are not. Summer wildflowers are abundant. Nearby Attractions Lost Valley Reservoir is less then a mile from the campground.

The sites · 34

LoopSiteTypeMax rigElectricADA
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND001standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND002standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND003standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND004standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND005standard nonelectricyes
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND006standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND007standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND008standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND009standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND011standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND012standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND013standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND014standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND015standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND016standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND017standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND018standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND019standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND020standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND021standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND022standard nonelectric24 ft
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND023standard nonelectric24 ft
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND024standard nonelectric24 ft
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND025standard nonelectric24 ft
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND026standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND027standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND028standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND029standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND030standard nonelectricyes
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUNDG1group standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUNDG2group standard nonelectric
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUNDScan and Pay Doublemanagementyes
COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUNDScan and Pay Singlemanagementyes
COLD SPRINGS CAMPRGOUND010standard nonelectric

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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This campground sits in ID-01. This member’s public-lands record →

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