Family Fun in Camas County, Idaho

Bear Creek Transfer Camp north of Fairfield is a small equestrian-friendly camping area with corrals, picnic tables, fire rings, trail access, and a quiet mountain setting. Amenities & Features 🏕️ 6 campsites 🐎 Corrals and loading ramps 🥾 Trail access 🧺 Picnic tables 🚻 Vault toilet Good to Know The standard season is mid-May through October. There is no camping Read more...

Bowns Campground north of Fairfield is a developed Big Smoky Creek campground with fishing, hiking, backpacking, picnicking, and shaded family campsites. Amenities & Features 🏕️ 10 camping units 🎣 Big Smoky Creek fishing 🥾 Hiking and backpacking 🧺 Picnic tables 💧 Potable water Good to Know The standard season is May through October. Sites are first-come, first-served and camping fees Read more...

Camas County Historical Museum in Fairfield is housed in a restored Union Pacific railroad depot dating to the early 1900s. Families can explore local pioneer, railroad, ranching, and community history from the Camas Prairie. Amenities & Features 🚂 Historic railroad depot 🏛️ Camas County history 📷 Pioneer photographs 🚜 Ranching and community exhibits 🎓 Small-town history stop Good to Know Read more...

Camas Prairie-Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area near Fairfield is a high-elevation seasonal wetland known for birding, wildlife watching, and its spectacular spring bloom of purple camas lilies. It is an especially scenic family nature stop in late May and early June. Amenities & Features 🌸 Spring camas lily bloom 🦆 Waterfowl and shorebird viewing 🔭 Birding opportunities 📷 Wide-open prairie Read more...

Canyon Transfer Camp north of Fairfield is a Big Smoky Creek camping area with family and group sites, fishing, hiking, horse use, picnic tables, and potable water. Amenities & Features 🏕️ Family and group campsites 🎣 Creek fishing 🥾 Hiking 🐎 Horse-friendly area 💧 Potable water Good to Know The campground is generally open from mid-May through October. Camping fees Read more...

Hunter Creek Transfer Camp northwest of Fairfield is a small Sawtooth National Forest campground and trailhead designed for campers, hikers, horseback riders, and OHV users. It also connects to a section of the Idaho Centennial Trail. Amenities & Features 🏕️ Three single campsites and one multi-family site 🥾 Idaho Centennial Trail access 🐎 Corrals and horse facilities 🏍️ Nearby OHV Read more...