FS · Boise National Forest

Shafer Butte

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 7
Elevation: 6,686 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Getting there

What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.

Unpaved approachThe last three miles are on a gravel road.quoted from the driving directions

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 7 sites

008no rigs permitted · gravel 009no rigs permitted · gravel 010no rigs permitted · gravel 011no rigs permitted · gravel 012no rigs permitted · gravel 013no rigs permitted · gravel 014no rigs permitted · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Grayback ID	11 mi E	14	85 ft	none
2	Macks Creek Campground ID	14 mi SE	14	45 ft	none · pull-through
3	Ten Mile Campground ID	20 mi NE	15	71 ft	none · pull-through
4	Hot Springs ID	21 mi NE	3	99 ft	none · pull-through
5	Bad Bear Campground ID	21 mi NE	6	40 ft	none
6	Edna Creek Campground ID	21 mi NE	11	52 ft	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 7
Non-site records excluded: 2
Max occupancy per site: 8
Reservable sites: 0
Coordinates: 43.7831, -116.0842
Nearest place: MOUNTAIN HOME
Phone: 208-587-7961
Elevation: 6,686 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/232218 · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain