Boise National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

How booking at Boise National Forest works

Reservations for Boise National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed by	USDA Forest Service
Book through	Recreation.gov
Campgrounds	52
Official listing	Recreation.gov

Campgrounds in Boise National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Silver Creek Campground	57 sites
Bull Trout	38 sites
Shoreline	33 sites
Park Creek (Idaho)	26 sites
Pine Flats (Id)	26 sites
Bonneville	22 sites
French Creek	21 sites
Cozy Cove	16 sites
Kirkham	16 sites
Mountain View	15 sites
Ten Mile Campground	15 sites
Antelope (Boise National Forest, ID)	14 sites
Grayback	14 sites
Yellow Pine Campground	14 sites
Dog Creek (Id)	13 sites
Warm Lake	13 sites
Rainbow Point	12 sites
Amanita	11 sites
Black Rock	11 sites
Edna Creek Campground	11 sites
Helende	10 sites
Howers	10 sites
Ice Hole Campground	10 sites
Golden Gate Campground	9 sites
Sagehen Creek	9 sites
Shafer Butte	9 sites
Barneys Campground (Boise National Forest, ID)	8 sites
Picnic Point (Id)	8 sites
River Side (Id - Boise)	8 sites
Swinging Bridge	7 sites
Bad Bear Campground	6 sites
Penn Basin	6 sites
Hot Springs	3 sites
Big Trinity Cabin	2 sites
Elk Creek Cabins	2 sites
Elks Flat Campground	2 sites
Warm Springs Guard Station	2 sites
Atlanta Cabin	1 sites
Barber Flat Cabin (Boise National Forest, ID)	1 sites
Beaver Creek Cabin (Id)	1 sites
Boiling Springs Cabin	1 sites
Cold Springs Campground - Boise NF (ID)	1 sites
Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin	1 sites
Deer Park Cabin	1 sites
Eastside	1 sites
Graham Cabin	1 sites
Hayfork Group Cg	1 sites
Johnson Creek Guard Station	1 sites
Peace Valley Campground	1 sites
Rattlesnake	1 sites
Stolle Meadows Cabin	1 sites
Third Fork Cabin	1 sites

How itOpened watches Boise National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Boise National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Boise National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.