Riverpond Camp Ground
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Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
Idaho · River fishing · Garden Valley · Near Idaho City
Payette River: Confluence
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
The Payette River: Confluence is a river fishing site on the South Fork Payette River, managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Four Rivers Field Office in Idaho. It sits just downstream from the confluence of the Middle Fork and South Fork Payette Rivers, making it a natural take-out for boaters floating the Class II "Swirley Canyon" section or a put-in for those heading up to the Class IV "Staircase" section. Facilities here include a gravel boat ramp and parking area, a vault toilet, and an information kiosk. Parking is not free. It costs $5 a day, or $30 for the Boise National Forest Annual Day Use Pass, which covers the whole forest rather than this site alone. Day passes are available on-site. For the most comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Garden Valley weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 79°F, with July and August highs near 89°F. Riverpond Camp Ground and the Payette River: Deer Creek fishing spot are both about 1.5 miles away. The Garden Valley Trail is 1.9 miles off, and Hot Springs campground is roughly 5 miles away.
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More in Idaho CityLocal outfitters
- Riverpond Campground1 mi away
- Middle Fork Campground2 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Riverpond Camp GroundCamping1.5 mi
Payette River: Deer CreekRiver fishing1.5 mi- Garden Valley TrailHiking1.9 mi
Payette River: South ForkRiver fishing4.1 mi
Station CreekHikingPhoto: Fokket, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)5 mi- Hot SpringsCamping5.2 mi
- Hot Springs Group CampgroundCamping5.9 mi
- Lightning RidgeHiking9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Payette River: Deer CreekRiver fishing · ~3 min drive
- EastsideLake fishing · ~31 min drive
- Boise RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 4m drive
- Deadwood ReservoirLake fishing · ~38 min drive
- Payette River: South ForkRiver fishing · ~7 min drive
- Antelope (Boise National Forest, ID)Lake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Payette River: Beehive BendRiver fishing · ~19 min drive
- Sage Hen ReservoirLake fishing · ~31 min drive
- North Fork Payette Rec SiteRiver fishing · ~1h 22m drive
- Blue LakeLake fishing · ~38 min drive
Best time to visit Payette River: Confluence
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 19°
12 wet · 7 snow
Feb
41° / 22°
10 wet · 4 snow
Mar
52° / 27°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
60° / 32°
10 wet
May
69° / 38°
9 wet
Jun
78° / 44°
6 wet
Jul
89° / 48°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 45°
3 wet
Sep
79° / 39°
4 wet
Oct
63° / 31°
7 wet
Nov
44° / 26°
11 wet · 3 snow
Dec
33° / 20°
13 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Garden Valley, ID, 1.8 mi away at 3,100 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
