USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Silver Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Sites
- 57
- Hookups
- 57 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to November 1
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,521 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PLUNGE + CABIN CR GROUP (NFSR 671W1) · asphalt · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Boise National Forest
- Nearest town
- Garden Valley
- Address
- 2435 Silver Creek Road, Garden Valley, ID, 83622
- Phone
- 208-739-3400
- Activities
- Camping, Concessions, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Mountain Biking, Wildlife Viewing
57 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Silver Creek Campground is located 25 miles north of Garden Valley, Idaho, in beautiful Peace Valley at an elevation of 4,490 feet. Peace Valley offers a variety of great trails. Fishing and hunting are popular activities as well.
Recreation
Peace Valley contains many trails for hiking, mountain biking, as well as horseback and OHV riding. Peace Creek Trail, Silver Creek Summit Trail, and Bull Creek Trail all begin nearby.
Silver Creek, Peace Creek, and the nearby Middle Fork Payette River offer good-to-excellent fishing most of the year. Anglers in the area cast for whitefish and rainbow trout.
In-season big game hunting for deer, elk and bear is a popular activity in the surrounding mountains.
Facilities
This campground offers paved roads and paved parking spurs, drinking water, and accessible vault toilets. Many single and double campsites are available, all of which are accessible. Each site is equipped with a tent pad, a fire ring, as well as picnic and utility tables.
Two accessible group campsites are available with picnic shelters, multiple tables, campfire rings, grills, and ample parking. The Lodgepole Springs group site can accommodate up to 100 people, while the Cabin Creek group site can accommodate up to 80 people.
Natural Features
The campground is situated among a mixed-growth lodgepole pine forest, which provides partial shade. Silver Creek runs alongside the campground.
A variety of wildlife makes its home in and around Peace Valley, including deer, elk, bald eagles, and red-tailed hawks.
Nearby Attractions
Silver Creek Plunge, a privately developed hot springs campground, is within a quarter-mile from the campground. It offers a hot springs pool, general store, a playground, horseshoe pits, as well as sand volleyball court and basketball hoop.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 18° | -3° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 20° | -4° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 28° | 9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 29° | 18° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 34° | 27° | 76° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 46° | 29° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 56° | 42° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 55° | 44° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 46° | 38° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 35° | 8° | 75° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 28° | 0° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 15° | 0° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Peace Valley Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Boiling Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Boiling Springs Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Trail Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Rattlesnake · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 1 sites
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