About Barber Flat Cabin (Boise National Forest, Id)
The Barber Flat Cabin site was established for administrative use by the Forest Service in 1923, and was used prior to that by the Barber Lumber Company. At the time, the Forest Service used a cabin already on-site as a guard station and then built a new one in 1927. The current cabin and outbuildings were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and the cabin today looks much as it did back then. Guests can drive to Barber Flat Cabin in two-wheel drive passenger cars or trucks, although the roads may occasionally be rough. The cabin provides most of the conveniences needed for a comfortable stay. Several multi-use trails run east and west from the cabin. Hikers and mountain bikers can access the Barber Flat Trailhead nearby, and the Hungarian/Sunset Trail is located just across the road about 200 yards north of the cabin. Other trails in the area include the Beaver Creek/Grand…
- Managed by: Boise National Forest, FS
- Where: 15 mi east of Idaho City, ID · 43.82194, -115.53667
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Summit | ATV road | at camp | 7.9 mi |
| North Fork Boise River | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 34.3 mi |
| Barber Flat | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.3 mi | 3.7 mi |
| Hungarian Ridge | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 10.8 mi |
| Crooked River | Horse | 2.2 mi | 11.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Water fill-up: 16.4 mi
Propane: 22.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Barber Flat Rental Cabin 0.6 mi
- Black Rock 3.1 mi
- Ninemeyer Campground 4.8 mi
- Robert E. Lee Campground 7.7 mi
- Troutdale Campground 8.5 mi
- Whoop Um Up Campground (Equestrian) 8.6 mi