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Bad Bear Campground, a Forest Service campground

Boise National Forest

Bad Bear Campground

Campground6 sitesReservable

Photo: USFS

About this campground

Bad Bear Campground is located 48 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, in the scenic Boise National Forest on the Idaho City Ranger District, along Highway 21 at an elevation of 5,100 feet. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant. Historic Idaho City is just 11 miles south. Mores Creek runs adjacent to the site, offering whitefish and rainbow trout fishing.
From the USDA Forest Service's description on Recreation.gov.

Around here

Around Bad Bear Campground

6 campsites at their real positions. Tap a site for its hookups and rig length.

Edna Creek Campgroundunder 0.1 miHayfork Group Cgunder 0.1 mi0.5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Sites and hookups

Campsites
6
Sites by type
2 tent
Max RV length
40 ft
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed
Booking
Reservable on Recreation.gov

Amenities

  • Vault toilets
  • Drinking water
  • Water access