Upper Payette Lake Camping Area

in Payette National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Upper Payette Lake Camping Area

There are several dispersed campsites along the lakeshore located just before and beyond Upper Payette Lake Campground . Sites have no amenities and are often difficult to access with a big RV as the ground can be wet through most of July.

Before you go

Fees

No fees for dispersed camping.

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.