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Learn more about alerts →Hikers and RVers who want a forested valley setting with 30-amp hookups and good shower facilities will do well here. The island-style sites along Beaver Creek are the draw, and DNR staff get consistent praise. Reserve 120 days out for July weekends.
Mosquitoes are relentless and raccoons raid campsites boldly, so if either of those is a dealbreaker, pick somewhere else. Some water spigots won't fill tanks, pothole-filled gravel roads are a recurring complaint, and showers can run cold.
Context for the broader area surrounding Beaver Creek Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Lake Cascade which is formed by <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=10">Cascade Dam</a> is part of the <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=338Boise Project</a>. Managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, this 44 square mile (28,300-acre) lake offers 86 miles of shoreline. The most popular Reclamation recreational reservoir in Idaho, Cascade's annual visitation exceeds 300,000 people. Boating, fishing, camping, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, wildlife viewing, and swimming are the major recreation activities at Lake Cascade. Cascade's fish species include rainbow and brown trout, coho and kokanee salmon, smallmouth bass, bullhead catfish, and yellow perch. The Idaho state record coho salmon (5 lb. 8 oz., 24 1/2 inches) was taken from Lake Cascade in 1992. Season open year-round. Reservoir acre feet and total reservoir capacity and cubic feet/second release rates for rivers below <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/ramps/cascade/cascade.html">Boise & Payette River Basins</a> reservoirs and select river locations are updated daily and graphically provided. Site offers: restrooms (Carbarton and Poison Creek restrooms open during winter), boat ramps and docks, marina, campgrounds at Blue Heron (12-units), Buttercup (30-units), Cabarton (12-units), Crown Point (38-units), Huckleberry (33-units), Poison Creek (20-units), Sugarloaf (42-units), Van Wyck Park (22-units), Curlew (25-tent sites), West Mountain North (18-units), and West Mountain South (25-units), parking, picnic tables, swimming, dump station, fuel, and disability facilities.
Directions: The lake is west of Cascade, 70 miles north of Boise on Idaho State Route 55. Once in Cascade, turn left toward the reservoir.
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Summer delivers the warmest, most reliable weather and the longest days for hiking and evening naturalist programs. Expect daytime highs around 70–85°F with cool nights in the 50s–60s. Trails, programs, and campground services are most likely to be staffed and open, and moonlit hikes and creek-side evenings are at their peak. Plan for higher crowds in July–August and occasional afternoon thunderstorms. Reserve a site and pack layers for cool nights. Spring brings wildflower blooms and migrating birds, while fall offers stunning foliage displays.
Summer has warmest weather, full trail access and evening naturalist programs.
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Web-source details indicate a bath/shower building, 30-amp electrical sites, and water spigots (some sites or the primitive group site may not have running water). Official DNR reservation policy applies and reservations are required for campsites; contact numbers listed on the official site. Other amenity details are not available from the official source.
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