Picnicking
The Payette National Forest provides tables and grills at designated campgrounds. There are many day use areas set up with tables for a relaxing, scenic picnic.
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Bear Basin Trailhead
This is a year round trailhead serving nordic skiers in the winter with access to over 20K of groomed nordic trails and mountain bikers in the summer with over 15 miles of single track trail from…
Big Creek Campground
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Located next to the Big Creek airstrip this four-unit campground offers a good staging place to access the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The small campground is popular with pilots…
Brownlee Campground
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This 11-unit campground is located in Ponderosa pine trees offering shade on a hot summer day. Sites are located a few miles off the main Hwy 71, so it is peaceful and quiet. No hook-ups. Potable…
Brundage Reservoir Dam Day Use Site
Located at the outlet of Brundage Reservoir is a small day use site. The site includes a picnic table and toilet.Fishing is great at the reservoir so bring your fishing pole. Small motor boats are…
Evergreen Campground
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Evergreen Campground is located just off Highway 95 and is used by many recreationists on their way to a future destination, but needing a place to camp overnight. Although right off the highway, the…
Evergreen Picnic Site
Located just outside the Evergreen Campground this picnic site is available on a first come first serve basis. It contains tables, benches a large group fire ring and a vault restroom. Parking is…
Four Mile Trailhead
This trailhead is across from Four Mile Campground on the South Fork Salmon River Road. This trailhead serves as access to trails 090, 091, 092, and 093 along and within the area of Four Mile…
Grouse Picnic Site & Boat Ramp
The picnic site is available on a first come first serve basis and is located within the Grouse Campground. The picnic site is located on the banks of Goose Lake, next to the boat ramp. This location…
Hornet Park Picnic Site
This site is used as a snowmobile parking area in the winter months and a day-use picnic area in the summer months. Several interpretive signs are located next to picnic tables describing paast…
Justrite Campground
At the Justrite Campground, four campsites are located next to Mann Creek. This is a great area to explore on a mountain bike; backcountry roads and trails cover miles of the Hitt Mountains, or…