Silver City Campground

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This campground is located in a partially restored 19th-century mining town.  Jordan Creek runs through the campground, but the water may contain mercury due to prior mining activity, so caution should be exercised.

Location: 70 miles southwest of Boise in the Owyhee Mountains

Directions: From Highway 78 near Murphy, turn off at the Silver City sign. From Jordan Valley on Highway 95 near Sheaville, turn off to Silver City.

Facilities/Fees:

• Primitive campsite with six sites
• One vault toilet
• Picnic tables
• Fire grates
• No potable water
• Unpaved country access roads
• Use season- Memorial Day weekend until November
• Winter access (November 1 to June 1) only possible through snowmobiling, skiing or snowshoeing

ARRA
project
site

In the summer of 2009, the campground toilet was improved using funding allocated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  A second toilet will be installed at the campground in the spring/summer of 2010.