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Campsite amongst the treesView of Deadwood Reservoir from the campground
USFSBoise National Forest · Idaho

Barneys Campground (Boise National Forest, ID)

Overview Barneys Campground is located on the northeast shore of scenic Deadwood Reservoir at an elevation of 5,300 feet.
Sites84 reservable
Elev.5,377ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig50 ft2 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Boise3h11real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,377 ft, Barneys Campground (Boise National Forest, ID) has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 18°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 8 sites total: 4 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 9.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Boise
94 mi
3h11
02
Idaho Falls
258 mi
6h05
03
Coeur d'Alene
361 mi
8h46
By drive time
Boise · 3h11Idaho Falls · 6h05Coeur d'Alene · 8h46Camp

Picking your site

04 · 8 SITES
Color byShow only

8 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

2
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
8
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
BARNEYS · shaded.
To neighbor
666 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
6
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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