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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho

Payette National Forest

35 campgrounds here, 2 of them walk-up and 7 free.

35Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
7Free to camp
$10–$20A night, across 26
321Sites, from 27
1,740–7,200 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 35 of these 35 campgrounds

Where they are

35 of 35 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

The campgrounds · 35

35 campgrounds
Reservable
Cold Springs Campground - Payette NF (ID)
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1034 sites18 with a tent pad2 pull-through sitesrigs to 24 ft4,820 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Last Chance
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1025 sites4,650 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Grouse Campground
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1023 sites23 with a tent pad6,370 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Upper Payette Lake Campground
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1023 sites23 with a tent pad2 group sites5,570 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Cabin Creek
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1020 sites4,140 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Big Flat
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1014 sites4,080 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Evergreen Campground
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1014 sites3 with a tent pad1 pull-through siterigs to 35 ft3,890 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Hazard Lake
Payette National Forest · ID
from $1014 sites7,060 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here’s the satellite view.
Black Lake CampgroundPayette National Forest · IDfrom $10 · 4 sites · 7,200 ftReservableBig Bar Camping AreaPayette National Forest · IDFree · 1,740 ftChamberlain Basin Camping AreaPayette National Forest · IDFree · 5,640 ftGranite Lake Camping AreaPayette National Forest · IDFree · 6,760 ftFirst-comeIndian Point Camping AreaPayette National Forest · IDFree · 3,710 ftKiwanis CampgroundPayette National Forest · IDFree · 3,810 ftParadise CampgroundPayette National Forest · IDFree · 4,280 ftUpper Payette Lake Group CampgroundPayette National Forest · IDfrom $20 · 5,570 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Caton Lake45,439 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Patrick Butte80,724 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Crystal Mountain13,012 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Council Mountain16,579 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rapid River53,221 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
French Creek88,875 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

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
Tartar fire · 6.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 158,027 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Fox fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 78,903 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Powder River fire · 22 mi from the nearest campground here · 21,088 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Scimitar fire · 36 mi from the nearest campground here · 334 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Cooper fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 310 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Wolf Creek fire · 49 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,643 acres · 25% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Payette National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Russ Fulcher, official portrait
Russ Fulcher (R)ID 1st · 35 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly