About Ice Springs Campground
The Ice Springs Campground has 3 campsites on Fall Creek near the Anderson Ranch Reservoir. The reservoir is a popular destination for fishing, boating, waterskiing and riding personal watercraft. It is also has good smallmouth bass and kokanee fishing. This area had a major wildfire in 2012 and conditions may have altered. There is a nearby trailhead at Camp Creek, south, to the end of Forest Service (FS) road 128, which heads north past Dog Mountain, all the way to Horse Ranch Mountain, about 17 miles. A shorter hike can be done by setting up a shuttle at Bear Hole Trailhead, north on FS road 129.
- Season: Mid-May – End of September
- Managed by: USFS - Boise National Forest
- Where: 29 mi northeast of Mountain Home, ID · 43.48322, -115.39695
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: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Springs Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Lower Mineral | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Mineral Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Myrtle Creek | ATV road | 0.6 mi | 6.9 mi |
| West Mineral | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Middle Mineral | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 0.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 8.6 mi
Water fill-up: 21.1 mi
Propane: 11.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Pine Campground Boat Ramp 4.4 mi
- Castle Creek Campground 5 mi
- Dog Creek (Id) 5.5 mi
- Dispersed spot · 27 mi SE of Idaho City 5.7 mi
- Evans Creek Campground 5.9 mi
- Elks Flat Campground 6.2 mi