Macks Creek Park

Open Season 15 May to 15 September. Advance reservations are requires and cannot be made on site. No free camping. Potable water by old USFS style hand pump. Host on site. Ranger patrols.

Last August I stayed at Mack's Creek. I was saddened by the drought and low water level. The docks were laying on dry land and the waterway was 100 feet out and below a drop off cliff. The marina was practically deserted. The camp grounds were lovely and well maintained. The camp host was on sight and approachable. I put my kayak in at the marina. The camping was pleasant and kid friendly.

Maybe this place is fine in the spring, but in September the reservoir is low and the sites for tent/self contained vehicles are 10 feet off the road. I’m not sure why this area is called a national forest because there are no trees and the mountains are not impressive enough to make up for it.

We decided not to spend the night here because it wasn’t worth paying for.

On the other hand the road is paved all the way to the site which is more than you can say for the dispersed sites we stayed at previously.

Stayed 3 nights to run errands and visit the Boise area. Out of town, but nice and secluded. We enjoyed the clear skies at night for some great star gazing. The vault toilets are cleaned every day and the camp host was active. No Verizon signal.

Affordable, accessible, host on-site, potable water, lake access.

This is one of the few overnight camp spots on the reservoir. It’s not always super clean. The garbage cans fill up quickly and sometimes over flow. Great day access for boats. Not a lot of shade for tent camping, so it can get warm in the summer.

It is pretty neat and clean camp ground, although it has limited tent ports but each one have (sort of) personalized water access. And it is very very close to Boise within 20 miles from Airport, so you can virtually forgot all the camping equipment b/c you can buy / rent them quickly as it is so close to big city

Cheap or free. Stunning, well kept campground on the reservior.

Small campsite, approx 6-7 hard pads with vault toilet at one end. Site sits directly on a busy, paved roadway that follows Lucky Peak and Arrowrock Reservoir. Also, directly acro townss the street from RV camping is a busy, tent only campsite. The view of the River is nice, but the noise and outside distractions are not my cup of tea. But it's close to town, so there's that....

Only got to stay the one night because we're on a road trip. However, what a great spot beautiful and so clean. The camphost was the nicest guy you could ask for. Definitely want to return!

Our weekly camping spot during the summer months when we lived in Boise. After moving away three years ago, we thought it was time to visit once more. We stayed at this spot once again and hiked around, studied for school, and swam around in lake.