
UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
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Nearby Trails
Upper Payette Lake Connector
Deep Creek Trail
Outlet Creek Road
Cougar Creek Trail
Tango Road
Uniform Road
About this site
Overview Upper Payette Lake Campground is located 16 miles from McCall, Idaho, on the shores of beautiful Upper Payette Lake. Visitors enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring local trails. gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service. Recreation Upper Payette Lake is a no-wake lake that offers great fishing, canoeing and kayaking opportunities. The paved, mile-long Shoreline Trail begins in the campground and several additional hiking and biking trails begin just across the road from the entrance.
Facilities The campground offers two group sites that can accommodate up to 20 and 30 guests. Several additional single and double-family sites are available as well. All sites are accessible; some have lake views and some have lake access.
Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. A boat ramp, day-use site and several paved pathways are located in the campground. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.
Natural Features The lake is situated at the foot of the Salmon River Mountains at an approximate elevation of 5,900 feet. Engelmann spruce and lodgepole pine forest the site, providing partial shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant.
Summer days are typically warm and nights are cool.
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