About Upper Payette Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 10
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (30)
What Guests Are Saying
Upper Payette Lake Campground offers a beautiful, well-maintained environment with clean facilities and friendly camp hosts. The sites provide good privacy, easy access to the lake, and opportunities for fishing and hiking. While mosquitoes can be an issue, the overall atmosphere is quiet and enjoyable, making it a popular choice for families.
What Guests Are Saying
Upper Payette Lake Campground offers a beautiful, well-maintained environment with clean facilities and friendly camp hosts. The sites provide good privacy, easy access to the lake, and opportunities for fishing and hiking. While mosquitoes can be an issue, the overall atmosphere is quiet and enjoyable, making it a popular choice for families.
Review Summary
Michael F
VerifiedAugust 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful place to camp despite the smoky air.
Kevin C
VerifiedJuly 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
The volunteer hosts were tremendous, they are wonderful folks. The site (4) was great, next to the lake. Super clean area. I will recommend this place!!!!
Cynthia O
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
Lloyd & Charlotte are absolutely the best. Love them, & so helpful with my dad & his 5th wheel & campsite. His dementia was very evident & they were as kind & gracious, & patient as Saints.
Wes M
VerifiedFebruary 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
Too hard to access tho
Bob F
VerifiedAugust 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
nice campground but getting quite overgrown. Tree branches rub the sides and top of your camper. and the trails are paved but very narrow because of lack of cutting the brush back off the pavement. Very dusty. The best part of the stay there was the camp host.Very nice people.
Terry N
VerifiedAugust 15, 2020 • Stayed at: GA2, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
I reserved a spot in January and when we got there August 4th at 2 PM the site was booked to someone else from 7/31 through 8/9th. No one there at the site and no camp host available to sort it out. AND no other sites available. Why have a reservation if the site is not reserved? I also got a confirmation the week before our reserved date. Michael Beach at USDA. gov gave us a refund the next week but I still lost $8 fee. Michael was great and very apologetic. What a disappointment because we had been looking forward to the trip. We had to drive an additional 80 miles for an available camp site.
Kathleen C
VerifiedFebruary 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
Enjoyed kayaking on the lake.
Kyle M
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: GA1, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
Did not recieve the campsite we reserved in advance. We travelled from out of state expecting a lakeside site, but instead were assigned to a site which was not lakeside and not near the site we reserved. Ended up staying 1 night at a primitive site instead at north end of lake. Bailed after the first night to press on to the Salmon River. They also started drawing the lake down much earlier than noted on the website which contributed to the diminished experience. We enjoyed our visit to Idaho tremendously, but this stop was a waste of our vacation time. Would have much rather stayed an extra night soomewhere else.
Terry N
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
Our favorite camping place to go.
Beverly S
VerifiedDecember 17, 2019 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: UPPER PAYETTE LAKE CAMPGROUND
I reserved a campsite 6 months in advance for 4 of July weekend. We travel for two day pulling our trailer. When we arrived at our campsite it was occupied. The person would not vacate. Said there was no sign saying reserved and he wasn’t moving. There wasn’t a campground host to help out. Found a walk up site with help from other campers.
Location Upper Payette Lake Campground
Address:
102 Lake St P.O. Box 1026
McCall, ID, 83638
United States
From McCall, Idaho, take Highway 55 north to Warren Wagon Road/Forest Highway 21. Turn right and continue for 16 miles to gravel Forest Road 495 and follow for a mile into the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 45.1225 / -116.029
Elevation: 1705 feet
Policies & Rules
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Idaho Off-road Vehicle Safety Message |
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Opening day is dependent upon snow levels; call ahead to check on early season reservations |
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No electric, water or sewer site hookups at this campground |
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Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility |
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Sites may be available on a first come, first served basis outside the reservation season |
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If reserving the group sites for more than 75 people, please contact the McCall Ranger District at 208-634-0440 |
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Lake is drawn down annually on or about September 1 (depending on annual conditions) and it may be difficult to launch a boat after that date |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
