Grayback Campground and Group sites - reserve

FS USDA Forest Service · ID · Developed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Not recorded
Elevation 4,200 ft

The managing agency hasn't published road access or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Hookup Dry Camping

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

43.80485, -115.86243 , ID

Description

Grayback Campground is located 36 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, just off scenic State Highway 21. Historic Idaho City is just two miles north of the campground. Visitors enjoy fishing in Mores Creek and exploring the Grayback Gulch Trail. 

Natural Features:

The campground is situated on a hillside about a quarter-mile above State Highway 21, at an elevation of 4,200 feet. A ponderosa pine forest covers the site, offering partial shade. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant in the area.

Recreation:

Mores Creek can be accessed just below the campground. Anglers fish for rainbow trout.  Grayback Loop Trail begins within the site, offering a 1-mile footpath for hikers.

Numerous trail opportunities are in the area just north of Idaho City, where hiking, biking, horseback riding and off-road vehicles can be enjoyed. During the winter, the area becomes a playground for back country skiers and snowmobiles.

Directions

From Boise, Idaho, take State Highway 21 north for 36 miles.

The campground access road is located on the east side State Highway 21, between mileposts 36 and 37.

Turn right and proceed less than a mile to the campground.

Activities

AUTO TOURING CAMPING HIKING PICNICKING WILDLIFE VIEWING

Details

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