About Barber Flat Rental Cabin
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. **Natural Features:** Barber Flat Cabin is situated near the North Fork Boise River among towering Ponderosa pines at an elevation of about 4,300 feet. The cabin is surrounded by the Boise Mountains and tucked beneath Hungarian Ridge. Osprey nests are a common sight around Barber…
- Season: End of May – End of September
- Managed by: USFS - Boise National Forest
- Where: 15 mi east of Idaho City, ID · 43.81314, -115.53631
Things to do:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Boise River | ATV road | at camp | 34.3 mi |
| Barber Flat Guard Statio | ATV road | at camp | |
| Hungarian Ridge | Horse, Dirt bike | at camp | 10.8 mi |
| Barber Flat | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 3.7 mi |
| Plantation | Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 3.1 mi |
| Crooked River | Horse | 2.8 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: 15.9 mi
Propane: 21.5 mi
Camps nearby
- Barber Flat Cabin (Boise National Forest, Id) 0.6 mi
- Black Rock 2.8 mi
- Ninemeyer Campground 4.3 mi
- Troutdale Campground 8 mi
- Robert E. Lee Campground 8.1 mi
- Whoop Um Up Campground (Equestrian) 9.2 mi