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Get Out & Explore Gem County...Campgrounds

EMMETT RV & CAMPGROUNDS

Capitol Mobile & RV Park

• 1508 E. Main St, Emmett, ID 83617
• (208) 365-3889
• Open all year
• Site: 15 RV hookups
• Cable TV hookups
• Laundry
• Mini-mart across the street
• Pets OK
• Showers
• Reservations

Emmett Valley RV & Park

• 141 W. 12th St, Emmett, ID 83617
• (208) 365- 3399
• Open all year
• Site: 23 RV hookups
• Daily, weekly and monthly rentals
• Cable TV hookups
• Credit Cards OK
• Drinking water
• Full hookups
• Group area
• Handicap access
• Laundry
• Pets OK
• Slideouts OK
• WiFi
• Reservations

Gem County Fairgrounds Campground

• 1001 S. Johns Ave, Emmett, ID 83617
• Operated by Gem County, call County Clerk (208) 365-4561
• No reservations
• 7 spaces
• Fee: $15 per day
• Max stay: 3 days or 72 hours
• Quiet hours: 10 pm - 7 am
• No open fires
• Pets on leash OK
• Dump station ($3 for dump only)
• Non-potable water
• Picnic benches
• Electric
• Trees for shade
• Restrooms (no showers)
• Host on-site
• Pull-through spaces

 Holiday Motel & RV Park

• 1111 S. Washington Ave, Emmett, ID 83617
• (208) 365-4479
• Sites: 15 RV hookups
• Open all year
• Maximum length: 45 ft.
• Cable TV hookups
• Credit cards OK
• Full hookups
• Laundry
• Limited access
• Pets OK
• Located near restaurants and services

GEM COUNTY AREA CAMPGROUNDS

Antelope Campground

One of four campgrounds in the Sagehen Recreation Reservoir area, Antelope offers a beautiful setting and much to do for outdoor enthusiasts. There are two sections, Antelope and Antelope Loop (sites 22 - 29). Antelope Loop is more rustic and located outside the campground.

Camp sites are irregular, nestled among ponderosa pines. Aprons are paved in Antelope and dirt in Antelope Loop with many flat areas for tents.

Berry gathering, mushrooming picking, fishing, hunting, boating, and nature walks are popular activities. Several hiking trails offer scenic trips through the heavily wooded ponderosa pines. A fishing trail helps shore fishermen to find the perfect spot to cast a line.

Sagehen Nature Trail offers a .5 mile walk and another unnamed trail connects the campgrounds to the dam. Fishing for Rainbow Trout is exceptional as 8,600 trout were recently stocked.

Summer temperatures are from about 80 - 90 degrees with cool nights.

• Located in the Boise National Forest
• Approx. 18 miles above Ola
• Elevation: 4,800 ft
• Sites: 29 campsites
• Group area: one up-to 30 person, tents only
• Lake access
• Boat ramp
• Courtesy dock
• Power boating (15 mph, no wake)
• Grills
• Picnic tables
• Fire rings
• Firewood available for fee
• Vault toilets
• Wheelchair friendly toilets
• Several hand-pump water spigots
• Two RV pull throughs
• Open May - Sept
• Fires must be in fire rings or grills
• No fire arms within 150 yards
• Some first-come, first-camp sites
• Managed by: Forest Service/Emmett Ranger District (208) 365-7000 or (208) 365-7004
• Reservations: (877) 446-6777 or www.reserveamerica.com
• Directions: From Emmett, take Washington Ave/Hwy 52 north to Black Canyon Hwy/Hwy 52 and turn right. Follow Hwy 52 to the Sweet/Ola Hwy at the "Triangle" and turn right. Take the Sweet/Ola Hwy through Sweet and Ola about 16 miles. From Ola follow the signs to Sagehen Reservoir (about 18 miles). The road turns from paved to gravel just outside of Ola. Roads are winding and single lane with turnouts. It is safe for passenger vehicle and small trailers. Those not familiar with backcountry driving should use caution.

Eastside Campground

Located at Sagehen Reservoir adjacent to Antelope, Sagehen Creek and Hollywood Point Campgrounds. The area is heavily wooded with Ponderosa pines and offers many recreational opportunities.

There is mountain terrain for hiking, streams and Sagehen Reservoir for fishing. Rainbow Trout have been stocked recently, 8,600 released in 2007. Boats are allowed on the lake with motors (15 mph limit/no wake).

Firewood is sold at Antelope Campground, available from the Camp Host. Summer temperatures are usually around 80 - 90 degrees with cool nights. 

There is one marked and one un-marked trail, each about .5 miles long. Other seasonal activities include berry gathering, mushroom picking and hunting.

• Located in the Boise National Forest
• Approx. 18 miles above Ola
• Elevation: 4,800 ft
• Sites: one group
• Site is available for groups up to 50 people
• Maximum 50 people and 10 vehicles
• Fire rings
• Grills
• Fires in rings or grills only
• Vault toilets
• Handicap accessible restroom
• Paved road
• Hand pumped water
• No firearms within 150 yards
• Fires in rings and grills only
• Reservations required for groups
• Two day minimum on weekends and for group sites
• First-come, first camp availible when groups are not reserved
• Open May 21 - Sept 30
• Managed by: Forest Service/Emmett Ranger District (208) 365-7000 or (208) 365-7004
• Reservations: (877) 446-6777 or www.reserveamerica.com
• Directions: From Emmett, take Washington Ave/Hwy 52 north to Black Canyon Hwy/Hwy 52 and turn right. Follow Hwy 52 to the Sweet/Ola Hwy at the "Triangle" and turn right. Take the Sweet/Ola Hwy through Sweet and Ola about 16 miles. From Ola follow the signs National Forest Road 618 to the junction of NF-626 (10 miles). Take NF-626 to NF-614 (7 miles). Take NF-614 to campground (3.0 miles). The road turns from paved to gravel just outside of Ola. Roads are winding and single lane with turnouts. It is safe for passenger vehicle and small trailers. Those not familiar with backcountry driving should use caution.

Hollywood Point

• From Hwy 52, turn north of the Sweet/Ola Hwy. Drive 16 miles north to Ola. Travel north through Ola and follow the signs 10 miles NE on Forest Road 626: 4.5 miles E on Forest Road 614 to Sagehen Reservoir. Paved road turns to gravel outside Ola.
• Managed by: Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District, (208) 365-7000
• Open April - October
• 5,200 ft elevation
• Sites: 6 paved spaces
• RV's ok, max length 22 feet
• Drinking water
• Restrooms
• Tables
• Grills & fire pits
• Pets on leash OK
• Located on Sagehen Reservoir
• Fishing: trout
• Small boats
• Hiking trails: Nature Loop, fisherman's trail, Joe's Creek Trail, West Mountain Trail, Tripod Lookout
• Boat ramps located at north end of reservoir
• Hunting for big game in season
• Off road vehicles

Montour Campground

The Montour Campground is located in Montour, adjacent to the 1,100 acre Montour Wildlife Management Area. This well-maintained and manicured campground sits just north of Black Canyon Reservoir.

• Located off Hwy 52 between Emmett & Horseshoe Bend. From Emmett, take Hwy 52, go right at the Sweet/Ola junction, drive 2 miles to the campground.
• Managed by Bureau of Reclamation, Snake River Office
• Complex of wetlands and ponds covering 1,105 acres
• Reservations: (208) 398-8211
• Tent/Campsites: 17
• $8 per day
• 14-day stay limit
• Tenters welcome
• Open: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Max. trailer length: 32 feet
• Potable water
• Dump station ($3 fee for non-campers)
• Vault toilets
• Fishing: smallmouth bass, rainbow trout
• Game bird hunting outside safety zone in Montour Wildlife Management Area
• Latitude: 43.628101, Longitude: -116.206441

Located on the Idaho Birding Trail, birding highlights include Raptors, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Upland Birds, Waterbirds and Waterfowl.

Sagehen Creek

Sagehen Creek is probably the most popular of the four campgrounds in the Sagehen Reservoir area. Located on the north shore, several of the campground sites offer views of the lake. Other campsites are located adjacent to one of the creeks feeding the reservoir.

Campers will enjoy the heavily wooded Ponderosa pines and other conifers as well as attractive ground cover, plants and wild flowers in season. As this is bear country, safe food storage must be practiced.

Sagehen offers excellent Rainbow Trout fishing, berry gathering (in season), mushrooming, scenic walks, hiking, camping and wildlife viewing.

• Located in the Boise National Forest
• Approx. 18 miles above Ola
• Elevation: 4,800 ft
• Sites: 15 RV and/or tent sites
• Group sites available
• Picnic tables
• Grills
• Paved parking aprons
• Vault toilets
• Wheelchair friendly toilets
• Hand pump water spigots
• Power boating (15 mph limit, no-wake)
• Boat carry down access
• Maximum stay: 14 days
• Open May - Sept 15
• Managed by: Forest Service/Emmett Ranger District (208) 365-7000 or (208) 365-7004
• Reservations: (877) 446-6777 or www.reserveamerica.com
• Directions: All roads are gravel, widing and single lane with turnouts.

Third Fork Cabin

The rustic cabin is located in a beautiful mountainous and steep forested area. Old growth ponderosa pine can be found along with a stream running through the area.

• Operated by Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District, (208) 365-7004
• 18 miles north of Ola, Idaho, Road 618
• One double bed, two single beds
• Propane cook range
• Hot water heater 
• Propane refrigerator
• Indoor restroom & shower
• No livestock facilities
• No outdoor camping
• Fenced yard
• Picnic table
• Outdoor fire ring
• Bring potable water
• Bring your own bedding, utensils, light and water
• Capacity: 4 people
• No RV's, parking is limited
• Popular activities: hiking, fishing, stream fishing, mountain trails, big game hunting
• Season: April 15 - October