About Tie Creek Campground
Tie Creek Campground is one of 5 campgrounds that lie along the Middle Fork of the Payette River, north of Garden Valley. **Natural Features:** The campground is situated on the banks of the Middle Fork Payette River among Douglas fir and lodgepole pine trees, which offer partial shade. A few sites offer river views through the dense vegetation on the banks. A variety of wildlife makes its home in the Middle Fork drainage, including deer, elk and red-tailed hawks. **Recreation:** 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. Check on the Boise National Forest map and the Emmett Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) for information about trails and road open to OHV use. The One Spoon Trail, Rattlesnake Trail and 465 ATV Trail…
- Season: Beginning of May – End of September
- Managed by: USFS - Boise National Forest
- Where: 9 mi north of Garden Valley, ID · 44.20832, -115.9258
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: May–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tie Creek Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Middle Fork Payette | ATV road | at camp | 14.9 mi |
| Lightning Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.5 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Lightning Ridge | Horse | 1.5 mi | 9.7 mi |
| Bear Wallow | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 6.7 mi |
| One-Spoon | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.0 mi | 2.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 21.4 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Hardscrabble Campground 2.5 mi
- Campsite · 10 mi E of Smiths Ferry 4 mi
- Rattlesnake 4.6 mi
- Trail Creek Campground 5.3 mi
- Campsite · 10 mi E of Smiths Ferry 5.6 mi
- Middle Fork Campground 6.8 mi