Penny Springs Campground
Penny Spring Campground is a treat for campers who enjoy the great outdoors in a remote area. Near enough to enjoy the Warm Lake area, but also a quiet spot out of the summer crouds, Penny Springs offers plenty of relaxing under the pine forest canopy. In the late summer months, visitors enjoy picking huckleberries and viewing trails covered in wildflowers. Recreation. Catch a fish in the nearby stream, view the wildlife and enjoy a picnic with friends. Don't forget your Motor Vehicle Use Map of the Cascade Ranger District. It is your guide to open roads and trails designated for hiking, biking, horseriding and ATV riding in the area.
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 | Mid-May to Mid-September |
| Forest | Boise National Forest |
| Booking | No reservations are necessary and there are no fees with 4 campsites that is on a first come, first serve basis. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 44.7118° N, 115.6944° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedMeadow Marsh Rx
24 mi from the campground · 70 acres
- PrescribedRx Fawn Tussock
26 mi from the campground · 86 acres
- PrescribedGoose Rx
29 mi from the campground · 529 acres
- PrescribedMill Creek Council Mtn Rx
31 mi from the campground · 2,070 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
Worth a stop
- 5.9 miBear Creek / Warm Lake Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 6.4 miNorth Fork Gold Fork Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.2 miNickel Creek2.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 0.5 miDollar Creek Ridge ↗5.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.7 miDollar Creek Way ↗8.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 2.9 miCabin - Thunderbolt1.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3 miFour Mile ↗10.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 3 miTrout -Thunderbolt3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.5 miDollar Creek Ridge Trailhead ↗Boise National Forest
- 2.9 miCabin Creek / Thunderbolt Trailhead ↗Boise National Forest
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 Payette National Forest.
- inPayette National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,407,306 acres
- 9 miFrank Church-River of No Return Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 2,358,886 acres
- 11.8 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.
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Penny Springs Campground?
No. Penny Springs Campground is first-come, first-served. No reservations are necessary and there are no fees with 4 campsites that is on a first come, first serve basis. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Penny Springs Campground?
Penny Springs Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Penny Springs Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are South Fork Salmon River Campground (3.9 mi, first-come), Shoreline (4.2 mi, partly first-come), and Picnic Point (4.4 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby