Steck Park | Idaho
Steck Park offers access to Brownlee Reservoir along the Snake River from the Idaho side of Hell's Canyon. The park is at the southern end of the 56-mile-long reservoir, not far from the town of Weiser, Idaho. Brownlee is among Idaho's most heavily fished waters. Each year, about 10,000 visitors use the site to enjoy boating and prime catfish, crappie, and smallmouth bass fishing - considered the best in Idaho and Oregon.
Visitors can camp in two areas. The lower campground is in the older, shaded part of the park and provides 21 sites (16 of these for RVs). The newer area has 23 campsites, 4 of which are group sites. Steck Park also has two boat launching facilities including a ramp near the lower campground offering access for car-top boats and small trailered boats and an extended, low-water ramp (useable down to 2055' water level) at the far end of the park.
In addition to camp sites, the park has a potable water for every three sites, vault toilets, an RV dump station, and a fish cleaning station. Steck Park is a fee area - Day Use - $2.00; Tent Camping - $5.00/night; RV Camping - $8.00/night. There is a seasonal camp host on site. No reservations. First-come, first-served.
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Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)
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The 12-mile-long gravel access road leading to this site has a rough, rutted surface with a 1/4-mile segment sometimes covered in sand drifts from the nearby Weiser Sand Dunes.
The site has 3 information kiosks with pay stations sitting on concrete pads. Erosion may cause a lip between the ground and these pads.
At approximately 50-yard intervals throughout the site, 16 accessible single-vault toilets sit on concrete pads. Paved pathways lead to the toilets from the packed-gravel loop roads.
Potable water is available from 12 spigots that are generally near the toilets and paved pathways. The spigots are operated with an easy-to-use paddle valve. To prevent damage from frozen pipes, the water supply is turned off in October each year.
The upper campground has 23 campsites: 19 individual and 4 group sites. The lower campground has 21 campsites, 1 designated for RVs.
Although none of the campsites are designated specifically for accessibility, the campground is generally flat and most if not all campsites could accommodate visitors with limited mobility. Each campsite has a packed gravel parking spur and a picnic table with recessed legs that sits on a concrete slab and can accommodate a person in a wheelchair. Each site also has a standing grill as well as a 12-inch-high fire ring with grill attachment.
There are 2 concrete boat ramps with docks that some visitors use as fishing piers. The docks have bumpers but no protective railing.
Cell phone reception is strong at this site.
Descriptions and photos uploaded March 2026. Please note that actual on-the-ground conditions may vary due to natural events (e.g., weather, wildfires, erosion), normal wear and tear, or site improvements.
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Steck Park is located at the end of Olds Ferry Road 20 miles west of Weiser, Idaho. Weiser is located about 75 miles northwest of Boise, Idaho and approximately 20 miles north of Ontario, Oregon, along Idaho State Highway 95.
Fees
RV-$8.00/night; tent-$5.00/night; day use (per vehicle)-$2.00/day