Boise National Forest hosts Wellington Campground, a drive-in site near Ola, Idaho that sits close to creek, river, and lake terrain. At $10 per night, it provides drinking water, toilets, picnic tables, and ADA accessibility. Cell service is available. Pets are welcome. Campers wanting a different setup nearby can consider Tripod Reservoir, roughly a mile to the southwest.
Description
Wellington Campground has 17 first-come first-served campsites and is just across Highway 55 from the North Fork Payette River. Tripod Creek also runs past the campground on the way to the river.
The campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs (up to 30 feet). Each site has a gravel parking spur, table, fire ring and grill. Hookups are not available. Trash services/collection is also not available. Restrooms are available over at the Snow Park.
Wellington Campground – Area Recreation & Activities
Outdoor recreation in the area includes fishing, rafting, kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, picnicking and OHV trail riding. In the winter, the Wellington Snow Park (also located here), is one of the primary access points for many miles of groomed snowmobile trails and powder in the West Mountains. If you are a rafter or kayaker, this is the closest campground to the Cabarton (Class 3) and the mighty North Fork (Class 5) sections of the North Fork Payette River. This is also a great place to access Sage Hen Reservoir which has great fishing and a variety of motorized and non-motorized trails.
Horsethief Reservoir and Brush Creek are two other Valley County (Idaho) campgrounds in the area.
Amenities
- Campsite Tables
- Cell Service Poor
- Fire Pit
- Grills
- Overflow Parking
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Restrooms
Activities
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- OHVing
- OTV Trails/Riding
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Rafting
- Stargazing
- Whitewater Kayaking
- Wildlife Viewing
RV Road Trip Guides
Map & DirectionsWellington Campground is located in Idaho near Ola
Private CampgroundDirections
Directly across the road from the takeout for the Cabarton section of the river at mile marker 97. Just south and across the highway from Cougar Mountain Lodge. Campground is in the cove behind the winter Snowpark area.
Coordinates
44.297391111593214 N
116.08967472791224 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
