Hot Springs in ID -- Campground & RV Camping in Idaho
Hot Springs in ID
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Hot Springs Campground sits at the foot of a forested hillside of Ponderosa pines along the Banks-Lowman Highway near Garden Valley, Idaho. Located at 3,169 feet elevation, the site sits directly across the road from the South Fork Payette River, where visitors go for whitewater rafting, kayaking, and fishing. Directly across from the road down a staircase, guests can soak in natural hot springs pools along the riverbank. The campground features three accessible group sites equipped with picnic tables, serving tables, grills, and campfire rings with benches, alongside vault toilets and drinking water.
Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 0%.
Bald Mountain stands 1,947 ft above the site, 2.0 miles northeast. South Fork Payette River runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 3-site campground. A group campground -- most of them shaded. The nearest town, Avimor, is 26 mi off.
September normals 49–80°F, 0.8″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov