Curlew Creek Campground
The Curlew Creek Campground offers 9 overnight camping sites and 18 day use sites along Anderson Ranch Reservoir. There is excellent fishing for smallmouth bass and Kokanee salmon in the reservoir. Try your luck at fly fishing for rainbow trout just below the dam. Waterskiing is another favored activity here. The Curlew boat ramp is accessible.
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 (snow dependent) to End of September (snow dependent) |
| Forest | Boise National Forest |
| Booking | This is a fee campground, however, no reservations are necessary. This campground with 9 sites is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fee envelopes and a collection box are provided near the entrance. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 43.4362° N, 115.2884° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireEast Fork
23 mi from the campground · 266 acres · 5% contained
- PrescribedParadise Rx
28 mi from the campground · 400 acres
- PrescribedRx Mores South
35 mi from the campground · 245 acres
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
47 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 ↗ | 7 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Boise Gear Collective ↗ | 47.6 mi |
| RV sales & service | American Trailer Sales ↗ | 49.5 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
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A Photographic Tour of Curlew Creek Campground and Boat Ramp
Worth a stop
- 1.9 miDeer Creek Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 4.4 miCamp Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 5.1 miFall Creek Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 11.4 miPine Gulch Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 3.9 miSlickear Ridge4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 4.1 miPorcupine Gulch ↗5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 4.4 miLake Creek Jeep Trail2.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 4.5 miCamp Creek ↗6.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 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
Sawtooth National Forest begins about 7.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 7.1 miSawtooth National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,190,139 acres
- 9 miBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 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.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Featherville SchoolBuilding · Featherville · 12 mi
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Curlew Creek Campground?
No. Curlew Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. This is a fee campground, however, no reservations are necessary. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Curlew Creek Campground?
Curlew Creek Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Curlew Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Pine Campground Boat Ramp (2 mi, first-come), Castle Creek Campground (5.6 mi, first-come), and Ice Springs Campground (6.3 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby