About Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake Campground is located 13 miles north of Crouch, Idaho along the Middle Fork Payette River at an elevation of 3621 feet. The Middle Fork drainage offers a variety of excellent trails. Fishing and hunting are popular activities as well. The Middle Fork Payette River offers good to excellent fishing most of the year. Anglers cast for whitefish and rainbow trout. Many trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback and ATV riding can be found in the area. The One Spoon Trail, Rattlesnake Trail, and 465 ATV Trail are all in the vicinity of the campground. In-season big game hunting for deer, elk and bear is a popular activity in the surrounding mountains. The campground can be reserved as one large, accessible group site, which consists of nine single sites and one double site. This group site can accommodate up to 100 people. A two night minimum stay is required on weekends. A…
- Fees: Fee
- Season: MId-May – End of September
- Managed by: Boise National Forest, FS
- Where: 10 mi east of Smiths Ferry, ID · 44.26593, -115.88002
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Middle Fork Payette | ATV road | at camp | 14.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 12.4 mi |
| One-Spoon | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.5 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Upper Pine Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.7 mi | 10.8 mi |
| Sixmile Highlands | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 7.6 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 casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 18.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 10 mi E of Smiths Ferry 0.6 mi
- Trail Creek Campground 0.8 mi
- Campsite · 10 mi E of Smiths Ferry 1.1 mi
- Hardscrabble Campground 2.1 mi
- Tie Creek Campground 4.6 mi
- Silver Creek Campground 5.8 mi