Edna Creek Campground

Edna Creek Campground is located 56 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, in a scenic ponderosa pine forest along Highway 21 at an elevation of 5,700 feet. Historic Idaho City is just 18 miles south. Highway 21, also known as the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, snakes along Mores Creek to Mores Creek Summit, Gold Fork and Banner Ridge with breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and forest. There are numerous opportunities to go hiking, biking, horseback riding and ride off-road vehicles within a short car ride away. In winter the area becomes a playground for backcountry skiers, cross-country skiers and snowmobilers. The campground contains 11 sites in an open area with shade, and parking spurs are graveled. Single sites have one picnic table, one fire ring, one utility table and one tent pad; double sites have two picnic tables, one tent pad, one fire ring and two utility tables. There are two vault toilets and one hand water pump on-site. There is no trash service — pack it in, pack it out. Due to the campground's proximity to the highway, some noise from passing traffic is to be expected. A small creek runs adjacent to the campground, and Crooked River runs near the site, offering whitefish and rainbow trout fishing. The campground is in the burn scar from the 2016 Pioneer Fire, so the surrounding landscape has many burned and downed trees. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant.