About Mountain View
Mountain View Campground is located just east of Lowman, Idaho, along Highway 21 at an elevation of 3,900 feet. Visitors enjoy rafting, kayaking and fishing on the South Fork Payette River, and soaking in the area's many hot springs pools. The South Fork Payette River offers whitewater rafting, kayaking and trout fishing. The Deadwood and Danskin River Access areas are nearby. Popular Kirkham Hot Springs is less than 3 miles from the campground, with several soaking pools on the river's edge. The campground contains several single-family sites, all of which are accessible, each with a picnic table, campfire ring and grill. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. A campground host is on-site. Roads and parking spurs are paved. Towering Ponderosa pines cover the campground, offering partial shade in most sites. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape. Deer and elk…
- Fees: Fee
- Season: End of May – End of September
- Managed by: Boise National Forest, FS
- Where: in Lowman, ID · 44.07833, -115.6025
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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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: Jun–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Lick Creek Res Site | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Logging Gulch | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.2 mi | 7.0 mi |
| Miller Mountain | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.6 mi | 3.3 mi |
| Deadwood Ridge | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.6 mi | 22.5 mi |
| Kirkham Interpretive | Hiking | 2.8 mi | 0.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Lowman Ranger District And Office 0.3 mi
- Dispersed spot · 1 mi S of Lowman 1.6 mi
- Deadwood Campground 2.7 mi
- Park Creek Campground and Group sites 2.9 mi
- Park Creek (Idaho) 2.9 mi
- Kirkham 3 mi