Cold Springs Campground - Payette Nf (ID)
Cold Springs Campground - Payette NF (ID)
Part of Payette National Forest
Overview
Cold Springs Campground is located near Lost Valley Reservoir, just 10 miles from New Meadows, Idaho. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and swimming.
Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Facilities
The campground offers two group sites that can accommodate up to 75 and 50 guests each. Several additional single and double-family sites are available as well. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. The campground has no hookups or trash receptacles. Please pack out your trash.
A boat ramp is located on the southeast shore of Lost Valley Reservoir, while Slaughter Gulch Day Use Site can be found on the west shore.
Natural Features
The campground is set in an open meadow lined with ponderosa pines and fir trees at an elevation of 5,000 feet. A few sites are shaded, but most are not. Summer wildflowers are abundant.Recreation
Lost Valley Reservoir is just 3/4-mile from the campground, offering boating, canoeing and fishing opportunities. On the north end of the reservoir is the Lost Creek Interpretive Site, an excellent location for bird watching.Nearby Attractions
Lost Valley Reservoir is less then a mile from the campground.
Important Notices
- Idaho Off-road vehicle Safety Message
- No electric, water or sewer site hookups available
- Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility
- Sites may be available on a first come, first served basis outside the reservation season
- Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Available Activities
- SWIMMING SITE - Swimming
- WILDLIFE VIEWING - Wildlife Viewing
- HUNTING - Hunting
- HIKING - Hiking
- FISHING - Fishing
- CAMPING - Camping
- BOATING - Canoeing
Directions
From New Meadows, Idaho, take Highway 95 west for 8 miles. Turn onto Forest Road 089, located at the Pine Ridge Store junction. Take the gravel road approximately 2 miles to a fork. Turn left and follow the signs to the campground.
Contact Information
Phone: 208-634-0400
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site 007, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site G1, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPRGOUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site G2, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop COLD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
