About Riverside Campground (Idaho City)
The Riverside Campground****is near Atlanta, Idaho. The trailhead from Power Plant campground, 1 mile east, provides accesses the Sawtooth Wilderness. The Queens River trailhead is north of Riverside Campground, at the end of the FS 205 road. The historic mining town of Atlanta is 0.5 mile away. There are plenty opportunities to fish for rainbow trout.
- Season: Mid-May – Mid-October
- Managed by: USFS - Boise National Forest
- Where: 29 mi south of Stanley, ID · 43.80936, -115.1296
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: Oct–May.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| China Basin | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 8.3 mi |
| Joe Daley Cr. | Horse | 0.9 mi | 3.2 mi |
| Middle Fork Boise River | Horse | 1.1 mi | 15.1 mi |
| Power Plant | Horse | 1.1 mi | 2.5 mi |
| Flint Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 2.2 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.Stargazing nearby: Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve (Dark Sky Reserve), 22 mi.
Camps nearby
- Atlanta Guard Station - Rental Cabin 0.3 mi
- Atlanta Cabin 0.5 mi
- Power Plant Campground 1.3 mi
- Queens River Campground 4 mi
- Dispersed spot · 25 mi SE of Lowman 9.1 mi
- Graham Guard Station - Rental Cabin 12.2 mi