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Silver Creek Campground, ID - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Silver Creek Campground is located in the Emmett Ranger District, Boise National Forest (2 hrs 16 min northeast of Boise, ID) with an elevation of 4,491 feet. There are a total of 57 campsites including 4 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the beginning of November. 53 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 45 and 60 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. Fees range from $15.00 to $150.00. Some amenities include drinking water, accessible, swimming, restroom. Activities include biking, ohv trails nearby, fishing, horseback riding, hiking trails, ohv allowed from campsite.
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The Silver Creek Plunge, operated privately under a contract with the U.S. Forest Service, is located next door to the campground. Its pool features hydrothermal water that comes from the shaft of an old mine, pictured here.At the entrance to Silver Creek Campground, there is a water spigot that says it's to fill your RV or travel trailer with drinking water. Yet the connection does not fit a standard hose. Instead, find one of the vault toilets spread throughout the campground and there are water spigots next to them that have a hose attachment.Information board near the entrance to Silver Creek Campground.Pay station for campers occupying a first-come first-served campground. Envelopes for cash or check payment.Silver Creek Campground has vault toilets spread throughout the campground. Each has one men's room and one women's room.
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Silver Creek

75 reviews
Total sites: 57
Available Today: 45 FF*
Available this Weekend: 11 FF*
Booking Window: 6 months

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@RebeccaB760095 · Camped on Jul 17, 2025 at Campsite #V14
Clean facilities. Clean campsites. Clean outhouses. This facility is very well maintained and all staff is very nice.
@MarcosE656CE6D · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #U32
Great experience. Clean restrooms.
@IsabelOD8E7575 · Camped on Jul 4, 2025 at Campsite #V6
The people at silver creek were so helpful with us, I want to say thanks to everyone there , the campground is beatiful and we had a winderfulll weekend there .
@MeganB7687345 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #V14
Great campground! Love the creek and the perks of the Plunge hot pool too! Campground hosts were wonderful and keep things tidy. Only downside was that there were a lot of loud obnoxious ATVs and dirt bikes riding through the campground at all hours.
@NancyM7309003 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #L3
The camp area was very well maintained, restrooms too!
@LeRoyH7F9F2D85 · Camped on Jun 25, 2025 at Campsite #V10
this year GREAT! no barking dogs --no loud music --quiet and restful
@KacieF29AF6273 · Camped on Jun 17, 2025 at Campsite #V10
Love it
@JeffDi3D9DEE65 · Camped on Jun 10, 2025 at Campsite #U23
Upper Silver Creek has great spaces with privacy and easy access to the creek. Fairly quiet setting. Only two instances of older teens running through our site, yelling and upsetting our dogs. The office strictly expresses No Dogs Off Leash and to pack out your trash. We contained and leashed our dogs at all times but noticed three other sites allowing their dogs off leash during walks which was frustrating. I can understand a bit of allowance at your own site, but not on the paved road access.
@Cassandra88171 · Camped on May 31, 2025 at Campsite #L12
Awesome campsite. Everyone was super nice. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip.
@KevinS8513228 · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #L6
Very well maintained campground and awesome pool
@SpencerMCAF4CD · Camped on May 16, 2025 at Campsite #L5
Enjoyable stay with fun things to do. Clean campgrounds.
@GaryB5198117 · Camped on Jul 31, 2024 at Campsite #U34
We had a wonderful time at Silver Creek. My sister and I have been coming here since we were little. Now we are passing it onto my grandkids. Love this place.
@LeRoyH7F9F2D85 · Camped on Jun 21, 2024 at Campsite #V9
everything great---site clean and other campers quiet
@CarissaS45067C · Camped on Jun 14, 2024 at Campsite #V8
Seemed very private
@DaynaDBACED6CD · Camped on Jun 14, 2024 at Campsite #L13
The weather wasn't good. Rained n stormed for 2 days. The first day was great. We left a day early. We were supposed to be there 4 days. We left the 3rd day. Also glad I didn't have any pets because of the ticks. The store is way to expensive. We will definitely make sure we have enough wood if we ever decide to go there again. I'm definitely glad I had enough ice. 7$ for a bag of ice really? Staff were very friendly.
@DianePEB2FADF3 · Camped on Jun 6, 2024 at Campsite #U18
Spacious, shaded and clean
@EmilyE1529861 · Camped on Aug 25, 2023 at Campsite #U18
This was our second time there this summer. We will definitely be going back next year. Great campsites right next to creek and pathways linking our sites with the rest of our group
@EmilyE1529861 · Camped on Jul 28, 2023 at Campsite #L4
Silver creek is an amazing campground. The road to it is a slow forest road but trudging through the drive is worth it. Our campsite was perfect and felt like we were the only ones there. The bathrooms are clean and well maintained. The silver creek plunge resort is a lot of fun for the family . We wish we did the 3 day pass. We have already booked another trip up there
@JohnS6889697 · Camped on Jul 21, 2023 at Campsite #L12
It takes a long trek on nearly 15 miles of washboard road to get to Silver Creek Campground, but it's a great place to relax. The creek was maybe 30 yards from the back of our campsite and it felt good to place our chairs in the water and cool off. It gets hot during the dog days of July and August but cools off at night.
@KenF2D41778CDE · Camped on Jul 20, 2023 at Campsite #V7
It would sure be nice to at least have an electrical hookup. The temperature outside was over 100 degrees each day, and my A/C unit just couldn't keep up.The staff over at "The Plunge" was excellent and helpful, when I needed an emergency supply of fuel for my generator. My extra fuel can developed a whole in it and they sold me additional fuel (not cheap but worth it). They were pleasant to work with and accommodated our needs.
@BrandonS417195 · Camped on Jul 16, 2023 at Campsite #G2
Great campground, great facilities. We used it for a youth camp and it went amazing. Kids really enjoyed the hot springs as well.
@AlexaJ582FCC67 · Camped on Jul 7, 2023 at Campsite #L35
We love the beauty and location of this campground. The last few miles of dirt road seemed to last forever, but it is adequately maintained. As a result of us showing up in the dark, we spent 30 minutes trying to find our site (#35) as it is not super well marked and is not where you would expect it to be (its just after site #3). We enjoyed the campground itself , but well definitely reserve a different site next time. Number 35 is along the trail that goes across the walking bridge, so people were constantly walking through our campsite to get to the creek. Also the tent pad had next to no shade in the morning and afternoon (some shade later in the day). Loved the location, enjoyed the campground, just not a fan of site #35. (And for that matter, dont reserve sites 36-38 unless youre okay with zero shade and no parking right next to the campsite. The parking is probably 100 feet away.)
@MarcTDB0D92D66 · Camped on Jul 2, 2023 at Campsite #V10
Love this campground.
@McKaleeC959123 · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #V9
We’ve stayed for a few other times and as much as I want to give five stars, I can’t. This was the first year the outhouses were almost unbearable. The smell was incredible. I’m not sure if they’d been cleaned from the prior year. Otherwise we absolutely love this place!!!
@TroyS54771AAD5 · Camped on Jun 24, 2023 at Campsite #L13
Campground was clean and well maintained. Hosts were very friendly and helpful. This was the noisiest campground I ever stayed in. Saturday night was kaos as expected. Sunday was better until a fifth wheel pulled in about 3pm and cranked on a loud generated and ran it all night long.

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