U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho
Boise National Forest
82 federal campgrounds, 33 of them with first-come, first-served sites.
82Campgrounds
33With first-come sites
417Sites, from 39
3,110–8,070 ftElevation
Where they are
82 of 82 mappedDrawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshadeSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
The campgrounds · 82
82 campgrounds
ReservableSilver Creek Campground
ReservableBull Trout
ReservableShoreline
ReservablePark Creek (Idaho)
ReservableBonneville
ReservableFrench Creek
ReservableCozy Cove
ReservableKirkham
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Bald Mountain Campground6,800 ftFirst-comeOpenDeer Flat Campground6,210 ftFirst-comeOpenNinemeyer Campground3,740 ftFirst-comeOpenSwinging Bridge7 sites · rigs to 40 ft · 3,650 ftReservableGrandjean Campground4 sites · 5,170 ftReservableBadger Creek Campground3,320 ftFirst-comeBig Eddy Campground4,100 ftFirst-comeBig Roaring River Lake Campground8,070 ftFirst-comeBuck Mountain Campground6,590 ftFirst-comeBull Trout Lake Campground & Group sites6,950 ftCanyon Creek Campground3,830 ftFirst-comeCartwright Ridge Campground5,070 ftFirst-comeCottonwood Campground3,310 ftFirst-comeCurlew Creek Campground4,220 ftFirst-comeDeadwood Campground3,690 ftFirst-comeEastside Campground (Group ONLY)4,980 ftEdna Creek Campground5,250 ftGolden Gate Campground4,810 ftFirst-comeGrayback Campground and Group sites - reserve3,990 ftFirst-comeHardscrabble Campground3,200 ftFirst-comeHollywood Campground4,970 ftFirst-comeIce Hole Campground5,020 ftFirst-comeIce Springs Campground4,970 ftFirst-comePark Creek Campground and Group sites4,350 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
This land
measured from the nearest campground in the unitdeveloping
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.
Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026
Heads up
Wildfire
Crooked fire · 1.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 10,118 acres · 60% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026
Who answers for this land
Boise National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly

