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Pull-thru
USFSBoise National Forest · Idaho
River Side (ID - Boise)
Overview River Side Campground is located along the Deadwood River at the north end of scenic Deadwood Reservoir at an elevation of 5,300 feet.
Sites84 reservable
Elev.5,528ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig100 ft6 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Boise3h21real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 5,528 ft, River Side (ID - Boise) 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, 6 pull-through, and the longest takes a 100-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
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 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 9.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Boise
98 mi
3h21
02
Idaho Falls
257 mi
6h05
03
Coeur d'Alene
360 mi
8h45
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 8 SITES
Color byShow only
8 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
8
Sites
★ The standout
Site 008
RIVER SIDE (BOISE) · shaded.
To neighbor
136 ft
Max rig
25 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
4
Peaks
1
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.