Spillway Campground
Overview. Spillway Campground is a small campground with 3 campsites along Anderson Ranch Reservoir. The reservoir is a popular destination for fishing, boating, waterskiing and riding personal watercraft. There is excellent fishing in the reservoir for smallmouth bass and kokanee. Also try your luck at fly fishing just below the dam for a trout! Rafting access is at Reclamation Village, just south of the campground.
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Season & status
| Season | End of May to End of September |
| Forest | Boise National Forest |
| Booking | There are no reservations necessary. This campground has 3 sites and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. |
Weather by month
Getting there
From Mountain Home, Idaho travel northeast 21 miles along State Highway 20 to the Forest Service road 134 turnoff. Take the Forest Service road 134 north approximately 6 miles to the Anderson Ranch Dam and Spillway Campground is a stone's throw from the Dam.
| Coordinates | 43.3572° N, 115.4475° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedParadise Rx
37 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 3.4 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Boise Gear Collective ↗ | 41.9 mi |
| RV sales & service | American Trailer Sales ↗ | 43.4 mi |
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.5 miElk Creek Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 2.9 miLittle Camas Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 9.4 miCamp Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 14.5 mi
Trails nearby
- 1.1 miWilson Flat #606 ↗6.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 1.5 miWilson Flat #6110.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 1.5 miWilson Flat #6073.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 1.6 miWilson Flat #6092 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 2.1 miWilson Flat #6120.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 2.4 miWilson Flat #6080.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Boise National Forest begins about 11.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 11.9 miBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Spillway Campground?
No. Spillway Campground is first-come, first-served. There are no reservations necessary. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
What if Spillway Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Tailwaters Campground (1 mi, first-come), Evans Creek Campground (3.4 mi, first-come), and Castle Creek Campground (4.6 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby