Family Fun in Owyhee County, Idaho

Big Cottonwood Campground is a remote BLM campground on the East Fork of the Jarbidge River near Murphy Hot Springs, popular for camping, fishing, wildlife viewing, and photography. Amenities & Features 🏕️ Primitive camping 🎣 River fishing 🦌 Wildlife viewing 📷 Scenic photography 🌊 East Fork Jarbidge River Good to Know This is a remote site with few services. Bring Read more...

Big Jacks Creek Wild and Scenic River protects a remote canyon landscape in southwestern Idaho where sheer and terraced walls rise above a narrow riparian corridor. Redband trout live in the creek, bighorn sheep inhabit the canyon, and a small number of trails provide access into this exceptionally quiet desert wilderness. Amenities & Features 🏞️ Sheer canyon walls 🥾 Backcountry Read more...

Bruneau Canyon Overlook provides a dramatic view into the remote Bruneau River Canyon, where volcanic cliffs drop roughly 800 feet to the river below. It is one of the easiest ways for families to see this otherwise difficult-to-access canyon. Amenities & Features 🌄 800-foot-deep canyon views 📷 Scenic overlook 🪨 Volcanic geology 🌾 Remote high-desert landscape 🎟️ Free BLM recreation Read more...

Bruneau Dunes Observatory inside Bruneau Dunes State Park gives families a chance to explore Idaho’s dark skies through telescope programs and astronomy presentations beside the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America. Amenities & Features 🔭 Public telescope viewing 🌌 Dark-sky programs 🪐 Astronomy education 🏜️ Bruneau Dunes setting 👨‍👩‍👧 Family evening programs Good to Know Observatory programs follow a Read more...

The Bruneau Wild and Scenic River cuts through deep volcanic canyons in the remote Owyhee country of southwestern Idaho. Nearly 40 miles of the river are federally designated as wild, with towering canyon walls, unusual volcanic formations, desert wildflowers, wildlife, and challenging spring whitewater. Amenities & Features 🌊 Wild and Scenic River 🏜️ Deep volcanic canyon scenery 📷 Landscape photography Read more...

Cove Recreation Site at C.J. Strike Reservoir is a developed BLM campground and day-use destination with fishing docks, a small boat ramp, picnic shelters, and reservoir recreation. Amenities & Features 🏕️ Developed campground 🎣 Fishing docks 🚤 Small boat ramp 🧺 Picnic shelters 💧 Seasonal potable water Good to Know Camping and day-use fees apply. Water service is seasonal and Read more...