Shady Pines Campground
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Shady Pines Campground is a National Forest campground near Gem, Idaho.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Shady Pines Campground sits inside Boise National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,013 ft
44.3375, -116.1886 in Gem. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Shady Pines Campground?
No. Shady Pines Campground is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
Who manages Shady Pines Campground?
Shady Pines Campground is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Shady Pines Campground
Antelope Campground
- Sites
- 14
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 9
- Season
- 05-21 to 09-05
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Gem and campgrounds in Gem.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01