A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

18 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Horseshoe Bend in Boise County: 17 Forest Service, 1 Army Corps.

18
federal places to camp
17 Forest Service, 1 Army Corps
10.8 mi
to the nearest one
Shafer Butte
5,700 ft
at the highest of them
Edna Creek Campground. The lowest, Macks Creek Campground, sits at 3,055 ft
132
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Horseshoe Bend, nearest first

18 places

  1. Shafer Butte Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 10.8 miaway 6,686 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Hot Springs group campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 17.2 miaway 3,169 ftelevation 3sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Swinging Bridge Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Valley County 18.1 miaway 4,000 ftelevation 7sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Grayback Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 18.3 miaway 4,200 ftelevation 14sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Grayback Campground and Group sites - reserve group campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 18.5 miaway 4,200 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Cold Springs Campground group campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Valley County 19.6 miaway 3,877 ftelevation 1site 12 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Ten Mile Campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 24.2 miaway 4,879 ftelevation 15sites 71 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Macks Creek Campground Army Corps · Lucky Peak Lake · Boise County 24.8 miaway 3,055 ftelevation 14sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Bad Bear Campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 25 miaway 5,100 ftelevation 6sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Edna Creek Campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 25 miaway 5,700 ftelevation 11sites 52 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Hayfork Group Cg group campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 25 miaway 5,100 ftelevation 1site 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Pine Flats Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 27.7 miaway 3,700 ftelevation 26sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 28 miaway 6,673 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Eastside group campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Gem County 28.8 miaway 4,956 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Rattlesnake group campground Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Valley County 28.9 miaway 3,621 ftelevation 1site 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Antelope Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Gem County 29 miaway 5,031 ftelevation 14sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Sagehen Creek Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Gem County 29 miaway 4,997 ftelevation 9sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Beaver Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Boise National Forest · Boise County 29.4 miaway 5,219 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov