Upper Payette Lake Campground in ID -- Campground & RV Camping in Idaho
Upper Payette Lake Campground in ID
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Upper Payette Lake Campground sits at the foot of the Salmon River Mountains among Engelmann spruce and lodgepole pines at an elevation of 5,900 feet. Located 16 miles from McCall, Idaho, the campground features accessible single, double, and group sites, vault toilets, drinking water, paved pathways, and an on-site boat ramp. Upper Payette Lake is a designated no-wake lake built for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. The paved one-mile Shoreline Trail begins inside the facility, while additional hiking and biking trails depart from just across the main entrance road.
All 2.5 miles in are maintained for passenger cars. 1 of the 2.5 miles in are dirt.
The Upper Payette Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Black Tip stands 2,655 ft above the site, 3.2 miles northwest. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.4 miles off, a 23-site campground. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, McCall, is 15 mi off.
September normals 39–68°F, 1.6″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Payette National Forest, McCall Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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