Forest Service
SILVER CREEK CAMPGROUND
Forest Service campground in Boise National Forest, Idaho County with 57 sites, Reservations may be available.
Campground Details
- Season
- Reservations may be available
- Rate
- $15-150/night
- Sites
- 57
- Accessible sites
- 57
- Max RV length
- 50 ft
- Phone
- Not listed
- County
- Idaho
- Parent area
- Boise National Forest
Overview
Silver Creek Campground is located 25 miles north of Garden Valley, Idaho, in beautiful Peace Valley at an elevation of 4,490 feet. Peace Valley offers a variety of great trails. Fishing and hunting are popular activities as well. This campground offers paved roads and paved parking spurs, drinking water, and accessible vault toilets. Many single and double campsites are available, all of which are accessible. Each site is equipped with a tent pad, a fire ring, as well as picnic and utility tables. Two accessible group campsites are available with picnic shelters, multiple tables, campfire rings, grills, and ample parking. The Lodgepole Springs group site can accommodate up to 100 people, while the Cabin Creek group site can accommodate up to 80 people. The campground is situated among a mixed-growth lodgepole pine forest, which provides partial shade. Silver Creek runs alongside the campground. A variety of wildlife makes its home in and around Peace Valley, including deer, elk, bald eagles, and red-tailed hawks.Silver Creek Plunge, a privately developed hot springs campground, is within a quarter-mile from the campground. It offers a hot springs pool, general store, a playground, horseshoe pits, as well as sand volleyball court and basketball hoop. Peace Valley contains many trails for hiking, mountain biking, as well as horseback and OHV riding. Peace Creek Trail, Silver Creek Summit Trail, and Bull Creek Trail all begin nearby. Silver Creek, Peace Creek, and the nearby Middle Fork Payette River offer good-to-excellent fishing most of the year. Anglers in the area cast for whitefish and rainbow trout. In-season big game hunting for deer, elk and bear is a popular activity in the surrounding mountains.
What the Source Lists
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Location Notes
- Address
- 2435 Silver Creek Road, Garden Valley, ID
- Directions
- From Boise, travel north on Highway 55 to Banks. Turn east on the Banks-Lowman Highway and continue east for 8 miles toward Garden Valley. Turn north on Middle Fork Road (Forest Road 698) and pass through Crouch, continuing north on the Middle Fork Road approximately 16 miles to the "Y" (698 to Boiling Springs and 671 Silver Creek Road). Turn northeast (a right turn) on Silver Creek Road and continue 8 miles to the campground.
Source Notices
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Single campsites are allowed ONE vehicle. Double campsites are allowed TWO vehicles. A fee of $5 per day will be collected for extra vehicles at the Silver Creek Plunge General Store.
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This campground has first-come, first-served sites. Please register and pay for these campsites at the Silver Creek Plunge General Store.
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Quiet Hours are from 11pm until 9am. All generators must be turned off by 11pm.
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This is a pack-in/pack-out campground. You must take all garbage with you when you leave. Any trash left behind will result in a fine.
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Campfires must NOT be left unattended at any time. ALL campfires must be fully extinguished before leaving. Any campfires left hot, smoldering or burning will be fined.
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Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.