Facility Details - PARK CREEK (IDAHO), ID

Overview

Park Creek Campground is located 4 miles from Lowman, Idaho, off the beaten path at the confluence of Park and Clear Creeks. Visitors enjoy fishing, hunting and exploring local trails.

Natural Features:

Towering Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir trees forest the campground, offering plentiful shade. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape. A variety of wildlife lives in the area, including black bears, deer and elk.

Recreation:

Park Creek and Clear Creek both offer good trout fishing. Various hiking, biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding trails are in the vicinity.

Facilities:

The campground contains two reservable group sites, and both can accommodate up to 100 people each. The individual sites can also be reserved. Picnic tables, campfire rings and grills are provided, as are vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection. Roads and parking spurs are dirt.

Nearby Attractions:

Beautiful Bear Valley is up the road from Park Creek, offering scenic views, wildlife watching and numerous trail opportunities for hiking, biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding.

Several natural hot springs pools can be found along the Banks-Lowman Highway, also known as the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway, and Highway 21, the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway. Both byways also offer pretty scenery, wildlife viewing, historical information kiosks and trail opportunities.

Whitewater rafting and kayaking are popular activities on the South Fork and Main Payette Rivers; several companies in the area offer guided half and full-day trips.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Accessible Picnic Areas Accessible Sites Accessible Trails Accessible Vault Toilets Biking Birding Campfire Rings Canoeing Drinking Water (Hand Pump) Fishing	Grills Group Camping Hiking Hunting Kayaking Mountain Biking Off-Road Vehicle Trails Skiing Snowshoeing Wildlife Viewing
Within 10 Miles
Cafe Historic Sites Lodging	Ranger Station River Access

Know Before You Go

Idaho OHV Safety Message
This is bear country; be aware and keep a clean camp
Site is reservable as a group unit only; individual sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis when there is no group reservation
Please contact the Lowman Ranger District at 208-259-3361 for off-season camping information
Click here for more information on the Boise National Forest

Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
44.1175, -115.58167
44°7'3"N, 115°34'54"W

From Boise, Idaho, take Highway 55 to Banks. Turn east and travel Forest Highway 24/Banks-Lowman Highway to Lowman. Turn left onto Highway 21 and immediately turn left onto Forest Road 582/Clear Creek Road. Proceed 3.6 miles to the campground.