Spillway Campground
Idaho
Spillway Campground
Free — you'll pick up right here.
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What we do know
Inside Boise National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Spillway Campground
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Overview: Spillway Campground is a small campground with 3 campsites along Anderson Ranch Reservoir. The reservoir is a popular destination for fishing, boating, waterskiing and riding personal watercraft. There is excellent fishing in the reservoir for smallmouth bass and kokanee. Also try your luck at fly fishing just below the dam for a trout!Rafting access is at Reclamation Village, just south of the campground.
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Photo: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Mores Creek
~1h 3m drive
Mores Creek is a 24-mile paddling stretch near Idaho City, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 352 cfs and a gradient of about 79.3 feet per mile.
Elks Flat Campground
~25 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Elk Creek Boat Ramp
~1 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Photo: Rickmouser45, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Grimes Creek
~1h 16m drive
Grimes Creek is a 40-mile paddling stretch near Idaho City, Idaho. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 179 cfs and a gradient of about 86.8 feet per mile.
Swan Falls Picnic Area
~1h 21m drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Tailwaters Access
~2 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Malad River
~1h 17m drive
Malad River is a 2.6-mile paddling stretch near Bliss, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 767 cfs and a gradient of about 87.5 feet per mile.
Dog Creek
~24 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Village Floatboat Access
~4 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Lime Creek
~22 min drive
Lime Creek is a 10-mile paddling stretch near Mountain Home, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 114 cfs and a gradient of about 97.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
