Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every nightA forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Swinging Bridge Campground sits at about 4,000 feet in a narrow canyon just above Highway 55, roughly 21 miles north of Horseshoe Bend and about 10 miles north of Banks, Idaho. The North Fork Payette River runs alongside the highway in this stretch, and the site is shaded by a mix of Ponderosa and lodgepole pines; summer daytime highs typically reach the 80s to low 90s while nights are noticeably cooler.











Length limits vary by campsite.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 007 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
| 006 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
| 008 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
| 005 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
| 009 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
| 004 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
| 001 rv nonelectric | – | – | $18 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Hookups (individual campsites): 7 no-hookup individual sites.
Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Crystal T ★ 5 · Aug 2024This was a wonderful campsite. We fortunately had the whole campground to ourselves other then the camp host checking things out very regularly. The Restroom was very clean and had extra air fresheners. The sounds from the road were annoying but slightly masked by the sounds of the river covering them up. We would definitely camp here again.
Rebecca S ★ 5 · Jul 2022Absolutely beautiful spot... a bit of noise from the highway since it is very close. But the river provides a lot of excellent white noise for going to sleep, and small hiking trails up the mountain can be found all over the site. Site 1 feels set apart from all the other camp sites so it has a more private feel. Very green and thick veggitation.
Olivia S ★ 1 · Jun 2022The campsite would not fit our camper at all and it's way under the max length. There would have been no way for us to even back the camper into the spot -- (campsite 08). Even if the trailer could have been backed into it, it would have been flipped the wrong way and it was on an edge so we would not have been able to get in or out of the camper. This is definitely not a campsite that is worth going to if you have a camp trailer, or unless you have a little tiny one.
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every nightAn idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 38 mi from campground
$79/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 6 · 38 mi from campground
$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 25 ft · sleeps 4 · 39 mi from campground
$250/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Boise area · 3 hr · from $70/person

Boise area · 2.5 hr · from $90/person

Boise area · 3 hr · from $152/person

Boise area · 2.5 hr · from $152/person
For May weekends, book about 118 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 76 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 76 days ahead | 118 days ahead | — | — |
| June | 30 days ahead | 70 days ahead | 40 days ahead | 155 days ahead |
| July | 16 days ahead | 41 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 74 days ahead |
| August | 17 days ahead | 86 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 67 days ahead |
| September | 24 days ahead | 95 days ahead | — | — |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (1,003 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
7 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
7 sites · $18/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Boise area · 3.5 hr · from $189/person

Boise area · 2 hr · from $12/person

Boise area · 4 hr · from $199/person

Boise area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $49/person

Boise area · 2.5 hr · from $15/person