Payne Lake Recreation Area✓ Official CampgroundUSFS

Payne Lake Recreation Area

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Nearby Trails

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Volney Road

0.8 mi79 ftdirt

Easy3.5 mi away

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Hobson Road

0.99 mi85 ftmixed

Easy4.9 mi away

About this site

Payne Lake Recreation Area offers the outdoor enthusiasts solitude, a scenic lake, and picturesque campsites. Payne Lake Recreation Area has two swimming beaches and bathhouses for users of the recreation area. Each bathhouse has restrooms and showers.

Camping is permitted at 76 developed sites along the shoreline of the 110-acre Payne Lake. Each site has a picnic table, cooking or fire circle, and tent or trailer pad. Payne Lake Recreation Area is open year round and offers boating, nature trails, fishing, picnicking and swimming opportunities for Forest users.

A trailer dump station is located in the campground.

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Campground data provided by Recreation.gov · Updated Apr 2026

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