The Payette National Forest spans over 2.3 million acres of some of west-central Idaho's most beautiful and diverse country. In one day you can travel from hot desert grasslands through cool conifer forests to snow-capped peaks. The Payette National Forest offers the visitor over 2.3 million acres to enjoy. Everything from the deep recesses of Hell's Canyon to peaks reaching elevations of almost 9,500 feet. Dry desert grasslands compliment heavily forested acres. Gateways to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness lead the visitor to experience the solitude of seldom traveled trails. To the west is the Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area, the deepest river gorge in North America. Stand on the canyons east rim and in some places you gaze down 8,000 feet to the Snake River that carved this canyon. Gaze across the ten mile wide chasm into the neighboring state of Oregon.
Located entirely within Idaho, the Payette NF shares lands with Adams, Idaho, Valley, and Washington Counties.
Temporary Employment
There are many temporary jobs available on the Payette National Forest. A list of those positions are available with a descriptions of each.
The USFS Payette Avalanche Center provides avalanche safety advisories and avalanche education for all winter enthusiasts on the Boise and Payette National Forests. To learn more about recreating and traveling safely in Idaho’s winter backcountry PAC encourages all winter recreationists to take advantage of avalanche advisories for the West Central Mountains posted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings on the PAC website (www.payetteavalanche.org). Daily advisories can also be received via email, obtained as an RSS feed on your smart phone, through Facebook, or heard as a pre-recorded phone message.
Winter on the Payette Means Lots of Snow
The reliably deep and plentiful snowpack of the West Central Mountains around McCall, Idaho offers winter recreationists a wide spectrum of winter sports to choose from during winter. Pristine snowshoe, cross country and backcountry skiing opportunities ex...
The Payette National Forest Supervisor signed a one year Over-Snow Season Special Order that modifes the restrictions to over-snow motorized use currently in effect in three areas.
The changes are:
Granite Mountain: 4,730 acres to be closed to over-snow motor vehicle use from January 15 – March 30 for the 2012 season.
Hitt Mountain: 764 acres to be opened to over-snow motor vehicle use.
Squaw Point: 1234 acres to be opened to over-snow motor vehicle use.
All other existing non-motorized over-snow closure areas are re-instated.
This Monitoring and Evaluation Report reflects the seventh full year of implementing the 2003 Forest Plan. It reports monitoring activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2010.
The Payette National Forest conducted a safety review of forest roads this year. Safety improvements were implemented this past field season to improve roads with the highest risk.
Evaluation & monitoring reports summarize how forest plan decisions have been implemented, how effective implementation has been in accomplishing our goals, and what we've learned.
Recreation fees are an investment in outdoor recreation. Current and future generations will benefit as 95% of the funds are reinvested in the facilities and services that visitors enjoy.
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