Badger Creek Campground
Boise City-Nampa, ID, Idaho
| Address: | ~Forest Road 268BC, Boise National Forest, ID, USA |
| GPS: |
43°39'44.5"N 115°42'41.5"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Idaho |
Camp
3200-foot elevation. 5 campsites on the Middle Fork of the Boise River. Fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout, and whitefish. The William Pogue National Recreational Trail is a few miles north of here.
More Information
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Boise City-Nampa, ID, Idaho
- Head south on Boise St toward W Camelot Dr (138 ft)
- Turn left onto W Camelot Dr (0.1 mi)
- Turn left onto N Midland Blvd (0.7 mi)
- Turn left onto Caldwell Blvd/Nampa-Caldwell Blvd (0.7 mi)
- Turn right onto Midland Blvd (0.3 mi)
- Turn right onto the Interstate 84 E/ID-55 N ramp to Boise (0.4 mi)
- Merge onto I-84 E/ID-55 EContinue to follow I-84 E(22.8 mi)
- Take exit 57 for ID-21 toward Idaho City (0.2 mi)
- Turn left onto ID-21 N/E Gowen RdContinue to follow ID-21 N(12.7 mi)
- Turn right onto E Spring Shores Rd (1.4 mi)
- Continue onto Arrow Rock Rd (3.1 mi)
- Continue onto Deer Creek Rd (1.7 mi)
- Continue straight onto N Fork Boise River Rd (1.9 mi)
- Turn right to stay on N Fork Boise River Rd (17.3 mi)
- Slight right onto Forest Rd 268BC (115 ft)
Eighteen miles NE on Hwy 21 to Spring Shores Rd. Turn right and follow this road just over twenty-five miles to the campground. This is a slow, rough, winding, gravel road.
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