No sites offered for these datesA forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Kirkham Campground sits at about 4,000 feet on the banks of the South Fork Payette River just east of Lowman along Highway 21, a short drive up the Banks Lowman corridor from Boise. The campground's signature draw is Kirkham Hot Springs, which lie right at the river's edge inside the site and are reached by a stepped trail that descends to a series of small steaming waterfalls and soaking pools.








Length limits vary by campsite.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 004 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 005 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 002 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 011 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 010 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 006 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 003 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 008 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 009 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 015 standard nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 14 no-hookup individual sites.
7359 Hwy 21
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Melisa C ★ 2 · Jan 2020We were rather disappointed with the campground. The onsite bathrooms desperately needed taken care of. If the wind blew you could smell it and the flies were horrible because of it. If we had been next to the bathroom, we would have just gone home. There needs to be more vegetation around the camp sites. It is next to a river and has a hot springs right on site, yet nothing is watered or beautified. Definitely needs a good camp host.
Jenna S ★ 1 · Jan 2020Our time at Kirkham was quite strange. The host was gone for the season on Labor Day weekend.... the first night we had a man yelling at the campsite next to us that he didn’t need to leave, even though he did not pay for a campsite. This very firey exchange went on for about an hour and was scary and there was no one there to break up this terrifying fight. Then the next day we had gone hiking and came back at about 5pm. A ranger had given our reserved campsite away, even though our tent was still there. Again, the ranger was gone for the day and there was no host so we had to try and reason with this family who had trashed our entire campsite that it was still ours. We would have left, but no one was in the host site that night so we just moved our tent there to sleep. Very poorly managed and awful there was no 24 hour authority there on one of the busiest weekends of the year. The hot springs are great, but we will never camp there again.
Samantha M ★ 4 · Jan 2020Awesome campsite. There weren't trees on our site so it got a bit hot, so we had to spend plenty of time by the river. It was a little crowded during the day, but it wasn't like going to Yellowstone. Originally, there was something that stated there was water on site, but there wasn't. Thankfully, my group brought water jugs. Overall, it was a great trip and we made some great memories.
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| 007 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 013 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 014 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
| 012 standard nonelectric | – | – | — |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
An 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 50 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 48 mi from campground
$79/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 6 · 49 mi from campground
$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 31 ft · sleeps 8 · 50 mi from campground
$249/night listed · Outdoorsy · 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 61 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 40 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 | 40 days ahead | 61 days ahead | — | — |
| June | 15 days ahead | 41 days ahead | 33 days ahead | 76 days ahead |
| July | 19 days ahead | 50 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 70 days ahead |
| August | 14 days ahead | 31 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 96 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 (846 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.
14 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
14 sites
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