Deer Flat Campground
The Deer Flat Campground is a primitive camp. Since there are no amenities there are no fees. It is located along the North Fork of Deer Creek which is a small tributary of Deer Creek. The campground is well shaded by lodgepole pine and Douglas-Fir. The site is seldom used except during fall hunting seasons. Access to the campground is normally not available until June. There is no trash service, please pack it out!!! Driveway lengths for RVs are limited. Trailers and larger RVs are not advised to use this site.
More like this: first-come in Idaho · free 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 | June to September |
| Forest | Boise National Forest |
| Booking | This is a no fee campground with 5 sites. No reservations are necessary. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 44.4091° N, 115.5539° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
22 mi from the campground · 63 acres
- PrescribedRx Fawn Tussock
26 mi from the campground · 86 acres
- PrescribedRx High Valley
31 mi from the campground
- PrescribedRx Mores South
41 mi from the campground · 245 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
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
Poor Deer Flat Campground, first the fire, now the wind. Bear Valley Rd
Worth a stop
- 6.3 miNorth Fork Elk Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 8.5 miRice Peak Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 2.7 miBitter Creek ↗5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 4.1 miPorter Creek3.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.2 miPorter Creek ↗10.4 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 4.5 miStratton Creek ↗6.7 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
This campground sits inside Boise National Forest.
- inBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
- 13.5 miPayette National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,407,306 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 Deer Flat Campground?
No. Deer Flat Campground is first-come, first-served. This is a no fee campground with 5 sites. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Deer Flat Campground?
Nothing. Deer Flat Campground is listed as free.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Deer Flat Campground?
Deer Flat Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Deer Flat Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are River Side (6.9 mi, partly first-come), Barneys Campground (7 mi, partly first-come), and Howers (7.5 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby