FREE primitive campsites on the banks of the Payette River! There are about 5 sites here, on a bluff overlooking the river, and you can climb down to the water if you're surefooted.
No tables or BBQ grills, but there were fire rings. No bathrooms either, which is slightly problematic as there aren't any secluded areas to pee out of sight of the other campers (unless you hike a ways across the road).
Other annoyances included the incessant sound of gunshots (I think there was a firing range nearby), the sound of small aircraft buzzing (must be an airstrip nearby -- combined with the gunshots, sounded like a battlefield) and the constant whir of motors from rednecks' gold-panning equipment sucking and filtering river water in search of gold flakes.
Aside from all THAT....really, it was a pretty good spot to camp. It was F R E E !!!! read more