Camping Information

Day use: $2 per vehicle
Camping: $5 per night (3 day limit within 30-day period)

• Camping areas are available on a first-come, first-serve basis only.
• Day use and camping fees are payable by envelopes in fee boxes (one located on south border of main parking lot; one located just west of the Visitor Center, one located at entrance to East End Campground).
• Groups of more than 50 people must obtain a special permit from the Director of Canyon County Parks to camp overnight.
• No electricity or RV hookups.
• Potable drinking water is available outside the visitor center.
• Visitor center restrooms are open 24/7.

Season Pass: $15, Seniors: $5

• Season passes are available for purchase in the visitor center, from 10 AM to 2 PM daily.

As we are a county-operated park, we do not accept Idaho State Parks Passports in lieu of payment.  Day use and camping fees help support the maintenance and improvement of our facilities.

Camping Guidelines

Quiet Hours: The time period between ten o’clock (10:00) PM of one calendar day and seven o’clock (7:00) AM of the following day. During quiet hours, no generators or other motorized equipment emitting loud sound and exhaust shall be permitted to be in operation; provided, however, that vehicles entering and exiting the campground are permitted.

Cleanliness: Campers shall keep their campgrounds and other use areas clean. Garbage and other solid waste shall be placed in the garbage cans provided.

Liquid Waste: All liquid waste shall be held in self-contained units or collected in watertight receptacles in compliance with state-adopted standards and dumped in sanitary facilities provided for the disposal of such wastes.

Unattended Campgrounds: Campers may not leave their camps unattended for longer than one camping day, except by written permission of the park manager or his/her assistants.

Additional Rigs and Vehicles: All boats, trailers, rigs, and motorized vehicles of all types must fit entirely within the campsite parking spur provided with the assigned campsite. All second vehicles, including trailers, boats, rigs, or other motorized equipment which do not fit entirely within the campsite parking spur must be parked outside the campground in an area designated by the park manager. If no outside parking is available, a second campsite must be requested.

Camping Equipment & Personal Belongings: All camping equipment and personal belongings of a camper must be situated and maintained within the assigned campsite.

Campfires: Use of fires is restricted to designated grills and fire rings. Canyon County Parks may prohibit all campfires during times of high wildfire danger, check our website for updates on seasonal fire restrictions.

Pets: Leash Required. Pets are allowed within a county park or recreation area when confined in a vehicle or controlled on a six-foot (6′) leash. No person shall allow their pet to create a disturbance which might be bothersome to other park users.

Directions from Nampa/Caldwell:  Follow ID-45 S/12th Ave Rd. Turn left onto Ferry Rd. Turn right onto Hill Rd. Turn right onto Sinker Rd. Turn left at Historic Guffey Railroad Bridge.

Directions to Celebration Park (click to open a map with driving directions).