Castle Creek Campground
Castle Creek Campground is located on the west shore of Anderson Ranch Reservoir. It is accessed from State Highway 20. This non-fee campground has 2 sites to use. Excellent fishing in the lake for bass and salmon. There is a boat ramp at the Fall Creek campground.
More like this: first-come in Idaho · tent only in Idaho
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Season | End of May to End of September |
| Forest | Boise National Forest |
| Booking | This is not a fee campground and n o reservations are necessary. This campground is on a first-come, first-serve basis with 2 sites to use. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 43.4111° N, 115.3949° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireEast Fork
28 mi from the campground · 266 acres · 5% contained
- PrescribedRx Mores South
33 mi from the campground · 245 acres
- PrescribedParadise Rx
33 mi from the campground · 400 acres
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
48 mi from the campground · 63 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 3.7 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Boise Gear Collective ↗ | 43 mi |
| RV sales & service | American Trailer Sales ↗ | 44.7 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Video
A Video Tour of Castle Creek Campground on Anderson Ranch Reservoir
Worth a stop
- 0.7 miFall Creek Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 4.1 miElk Creek Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 4.9 miCamp Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 11 mi
Trails nearby
- 1.3 miLake Creek Jeep Trail2.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 3 miWilson Flat #606 ↗6.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 3.2 miWilson Flat #6073.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 3.7 miWilson Flat #6080.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 3.9 miKnox Creek1.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 4.1 miWilson Flat #6092 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Boise National Forest begins about 8.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 8.9 miBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
- 12.1 miSawtooth National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,190,139 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Castle Creek Campground?
No. Castle Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. This is not a fee campground and n o reservations are necessary. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How many sites does Castle Creek Campground have?
2 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Castle Creek Campground?
Castle Creek Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Castle Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Evans Creek Campground (1.3 mi, first-come), Spillway Campground (4.6 mi, first-come), and Ice Springs Campground (5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby