Swinging Bridge in ID -- Campground & RV Camping in Idaho
Swinging Bridge in ID
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Swinging Bridge Campground sits at 4,000 feet in a canyon above Highway 55, shaded by ponderosa and lodgepole pines along the North Fork Payette River. The facility offers single-family sites with picnic tables, campfire rings, vault toilets, and paved roads and parking spurs. The adjacent river provides quick access for whitefish and rainbow trout fishing, as well as expert kayaking on the North Fork and whitewater rafting on neighboring sections of the river.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, paved, pitching to 6%.
Dry Buck Mountain stands 2,850 ft above the site, 2.2 miles southwest. North Fork Payette River runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 7-site campground. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, Cascade, is 24 mi off.
September normals 52–77°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