Owyhee Field Office

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

a view of Silver City, Idaho from a ridge above the townsite

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Silver City campground

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Owyhee Field Office  |  20 First Avenue West  |  Marsing, ID 83639
208-896-5912  |  Fax: 208-896-5940  |  Office hours: 7:45am - 4:30pm, M-F