Penn Basin Campground
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Penn Basin Campground is a National Forest campground near Valley, Idaho.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Penn Basin 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
- 6,700 ft
44.6243, -115.5240 in Valley. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Penn Basin Campground?
No. Penn Basin Campground is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
Who manages Penn Basin Campground?
Penn Basin Campground is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Penn Basin Campground
Summit Lake Campground 
Warm Lake Campground
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
Warm Lake Campground - Sites
- 7
- Season
- 05-16 to 09-15
- Fee
- Site: $20–$40 per night
- Sites
- 33
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Valley and campgrounds in Valley.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30