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Last Chance Campground

5 mi east of New Meadows, ID · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 4G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Last Chance Campground

At Last Chance Campground, there are 20 single and three double sites situated along Goose Creek in a mature Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir forest. Each site includes a fire ring a picnic table. There is typically a campground host on site and potable water available May – September. All sites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and camping is limited to 14 days. The Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to single campsites only. There are no hookups or trash receptacles. Please pack out your trash. The [Goose Creek Trail 353](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/payette/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=27339&actid=50) departs directly from the campground and provides a moderate hike to a dramatic waterall higher up the drainage. [Last Chance Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide PDF](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1023734.pdf)

  • Fees: $10/night single site, $15/night double site
  • Season: Seasonal
  • Managed by: USFS - Payette National Forest
  • Where: 5 mi east of New Meadows, ID · 44.989, -116.18974

Things to do:

Hiking

Amenities:

ToiletsDrinking waterPicnic tables

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

32°
15°Jan
36°
17°Feb
43°
23°Mar
50°
28°Apr
60°
35°May
68°
41°Jun
80°
46°Jul
80°
45°Aug
70°
38°Sep
55°
31°Oct
40°
23°Nov
31°
16°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Last Chance CgATV roadat camp0.1 mi
Last Chance CgATV roadat camp0.6 mi
Goose CreekHiking0.1 mi5.8 mi
Goose Creek FallsHiking1.4 mi1.2 mi
Brundage-Bear BasinHiking2.5 mi6.4 mi
Ditch WitchHiking2.7 mi1.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 6.7 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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