Payette River Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 110 mi in Idaho.
About the Payette River Scenic Byway
The Payette River Scenic Byway meanders through foothills, mountain valleys, canyons, forests, and wide-open valleys with expansive vistas. Visit Lake Cascade, with its beauty and wildlife, and enjoy Payette Lake among the mountains and trees. Easy access to rafting, kayaking, camping, and fishing make this a trip for everyone.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Idaho State Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 5 · 1.5 mi offLast Chance · Forest Service · 25 sites · reservable
- Mile 12 · 1.4 mi offPonderosa State Park · State park · 192 sites · reservable
- Mile 25 · 3.2 mi offRainbow Point · Forest Service · 12 sites · reservable
- Mile 25 · 3.3 mi offAmanita · Forest Service · 11 sites · reservable
- Mile 40 · 3.1 mi offFrench Creek · Forest Service · 21 sites · reservable
- Mile 41 · 1.5 mi offLake Cascade State Park · State park · 279 sites · reservable
- Mile 44 · 4.7 mi offHorsethief Reservoir Campground · City, county or regional park
- Mile 58 · 4.6 mi offEastside · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 58 · 4.7 mi offHollywood Point Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 58 · 4.8 mi offSagehen Creek · Forest Service · 9 sites · reservable
- Mile 59 · on the roadWellington Campground · City, county or regional park
- Mile 66 · on the roadBig Eddy Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 68 · on the roadCold Springs Campground - Boise NF (ID) · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · on the roadCanyon Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 70 · on the roadSwinging Bridge · Forest Service · 7 sites · reservable
- Mile 110 · 3.9 mi offEagle Island State Park · State park · 48 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.