Recreation area

Cassia Division

Sawtooth National Forest · Idaho — managed by USDA Forest Service

First-come, first-served — no online reservations

About this campground

The Cassia Division is a short 40 minute drive south of Twin Falls and is known to local residents as the "South Hills." The division's proximity to Twin Falls makes this area appealing to residents of the Magic Valley. The Cassia Mountain Range rises to a top elevation of 8,400 ft. and these scenic mountains are covered by a variety of rangeland and forest vegetative types. Mixed stands of subalpine fir, lodgepole pine and aspen are interspersed among rolling grasslands. Visitors come to this area to relax, picnic, hike, horseback ride or ride mountain bikes on the many miles of trails that traverse these gentle mountains. The division has 12 developed campgrounds with a total of (#?) camping units, many of which are free of charge. There is 1 picnic area with 10 sites, including the Harrington Fork Picnic Area which has paved walkways accessible for wheelchairs and walking aids. The Cassia Division is popular with deer hunters and Big Cottonwood Creek and Goose Creek are streams with good trout fishing. Winter sports are popular activities. Magic Mountain Ski Resort offers hours of enjoyable skiing with challenging terrain and good snow. The resort has two double chair lifts, one poma(?), one rope tow and 20 runs. The resort is only lightly wooded and is a popular destination for cross-country skiers. Off the head of Rock Creek are 4 cross-country ski trails ranging in length from 1.2 to 8.1 miles. Three of these trails are groomed regularly. There are 30 miles of groomed snowmobile trails and another (#?) miles of ungrommed, marked routes.

Activities

  • AUTO TOURING
  • BIKING
  • CAMPING
  • FISHING
  • HIKING
  • HORSEBACK RIDING
  • OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE
  • PICNICKING
  • WINTER SPORTS
  • RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
  • WILDLIFE VIEWING
  • HORSE CAMPING

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