Mountain View in ID -- Campground & RV Camping in Idaho
Mountain View in ID
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Mountain View Campground sits along the South Fork Payette River under a canopy of towering ponderosa pines near Lowman, Idaho. The site offers single-family, accessible campsites equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings, and grills. Amenities include paved roads and parking spurs, vault toilets, drinking water, trash collection, and an on-site host. The location serves as a hub for river activities like whitewater rafting, kayaking, and trout fishing, with river access points nearby. Natural riverside soaking pools at Kirkham Hot Springs are located less than 3 miles up the road.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, paved, pitching to 6%.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 15-site campground. South Fork Payette River runs 0.1 mi off. Kirkham Ridge stands 2,780 ft above the site, 4.4 miles northeast. 6 sit on the water -- most of them shaded. The nearest town, Robie Creek, is 35 mi off.
September normals 41–79°F, 0.9″ 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