8 Hiking Trails near Boulder Creek Day Use Area
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Boulder Meadows Reservoir
McCall, Idaho
14.2 miles NEA quiet, undeveloped reservoir in the Payette National Forest near McCall, Idaho: paddle, swim, and start the trail to alpine Boulder Lake.
Backpack, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Swinging Bridge Beach
Cascade, Idaho
32.7 miles SA scenic riverside campground at 4,000 feet elevation 10 miles north of Banks, with a sandy swimming hole beach, large flat rocks to sun on, and whitewater kayaking on the North Fork Payette River.
Hike, Swim
Cluster Hot Spring
Yellow Pine, Idaho
32.9 miles NEA remote hot spring hidden above the South Fork Salmon River — found by hikers who spotted steam across the canyon — requiring a raft and life jackets to reach.
Hike, Hot Springs
Elk River Campground
Yellow Pine, Idaho
35.5 miles NEA 24-site campground in a scenic pine forest beside Elk Creek, minutes from Idaho's largest waterfall and the largest and oldest cedar east of the Cascades.
Camp, Hike 9.2-11.1 mi
Loon Lake
McCall, Idaho
39.0 miles NA 10-plus-mile backpack to a quaint mountain lake and a long-abandoned ghost plane stashed at the leeward shore — two forested routes form a loop, one 4.6 miles, one 5.7 miles.
Backpack, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike
Mile Marker 4 (Skinnydipper Hotsprings)
Garden Valley, Idaho
41.0 miles SA backcountry hot spring about 45–60 minutes from Boise, reached by steep switchbacks after a half-mile hike — avoid during bad weather as the roads and trail become treacherous quickly.
Hike, Swim
Big Baldy Fire Lookout
Cascade, Idaho
43.7 miles EA demanding summit hike to a still-standing fire lookout deep in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness — the largest wilderness in the lower 48.
Hike
Pine Flat Hot Springs
Garden Valley, Idaho
47.7 miles SEAn aqua-blue hot spring pool at the base of a small waterfall on the South Fork Payette River — just a quarter mile from Pine Flat Campground in the Boise National Forest.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Hot Springs, Kayak, Whitewater
