Peace Valley Campground

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EMMETT RANGER DISTRICT, 1857 HIGHWAY 16, SUITE A
EMMETT, ID 83617

Overview

Peace Valley Campground sits just 27 miles north of Garden Valley, Idaho, at an elevation of 4591 feet. The beautiful Peace Valley offers excellent hiking, motorcycle riding, fishing, and hunting opportunities.

Recreation

Peace Valley offers several trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and OHV use. Peace Creek Trail and Bitter Creek Trail (both motorcycle trails) begin nearby. The Rattlesnake Trail and 465 ATV Trail are in the vicinity of the campground.

Peace Creek and nearby Silver Creek offer excellent fishing most of the year. Anglers cast for whitefish and rainbow trout.

In-season big game hunting for deer, elk, and bear is a popular activity in the surrounding mountains.

Facilities

This fully-accessible campground is a small facility with just five campsites that make up one group site that can accommodate up to 50 people. Picnic tables, grills, a small picnic shelter, and campfire rings are provided. Parking spurs can accommodate small to medium RVs up to 30 feet in length. Vault toilets and drinking water are available.

Natural Features

The surrounding area consists of high, forested mountains, and steep valleys. The campground lies close to an experimental forest and a fire lookout.

A variety of wildlife makes its home in and around Peace Valley, including deer, elk, bald eagles, and red-tailed hawks.

Nearby Attractions

Silver Creek Plunge, a privately-developed hot springs resort, is 2.5 miles away with a hot springs pool, general store, concessions, a playground, horseshoe pits, and both volleyball and basketball courts.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

  • Fire pit: all 1 sites
  • Picnic table: all 1 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 1 sites
  • ADA accessible: all 1 sites
  • Group sites: all 1 sites
  • Longest RV: 30 ft
  • Largest party: 50 people

Directions

From Garden Valley, Idaho, take Forest Road 698 north approximately 16 miles north. Turn right at the junction of FR 698 and FR 671. Take FR 671 for about 10 miles to the campground, which is on the left-hand side of the road.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Tim N
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Reviewed a year ago
Super fun place to reserve for your group. 5 distinct camp sites with one area for a central gathering spot. The sites are even fairly private from each other. The bathroom was nice and clean. The water comes from a hand pump and is very, very rusty. It comes out quite orange. Bring your own water. Access to the Silver Creek is across the road, and sometimes you have to make your way through the undeveloped campsites. It's a beautiful area and a nice place to camp with several families.
Krisele S
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Reviewed 2 years ago
The campground was beautiful. Just the perfect spot for our group of 40. The down side was the water availability. The potable water was not drinkable. The mineral content was so high that it tasted horrible. Not sure if it was a rusty pipe or just the groundwater. You couldn’t even cover up the nasty taste with flavor packets.
Don C
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Reviewed 4 years ago
We had two large rigs, two medium rigs and two smaller rigs. Lots of room for the six units.
Eric M
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Reviewed 5 years ago
Bring your own water. The well head is so old that even after pumping out gallons of water, it still had rust in it. Our dogs wouldn't even drink it. A new well pump is only about what they charge for a month stay, so it's not like they couldn't afford to replace it. Stay away from the tail going out the back of the camp ground. That area is infected with ground wasps. If you ever seen a movie about killer bees that attack and follow victims, That was based on a ground hornet. In the process of stinging they mark you with a chemical odor that makes it easy for other wasps to find you. If you run, they will chase you and they are faster than you. Yellow jackets and paper wasps will not chase you very far, unless you have destroyed their nest. Hornets can chase you up to 300 feet (100m). We had several kids and dogs get sting multiple times. We were lucky and had kits with Benadryl. Nice quiet place to stay, but not interested in paying that kind of money for a site with water that can't be used and ground wasps stinging the grandkids every again.
Jeremiah L
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Reviewed 5 years ago
Showed up and the gate was locked. Called camp host, left voicemails, stayed in service a bit longer, no reply. Called rec.gov, 0 help there and no sympathy or apologies for the situation. Ruined the trip entirely
Jeff S
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Reviewed 5 years ago
Great campground to have to ourselves!
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Peak season

May 21, 2027 – Sep 5, 2027

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May 21, 2028 – Sep 5, 2028

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