About this campground
The Main Payette River is a classic Class III, pool-drop river cooperatively managed by the BLM and Boise National Forest. Beehive Bend serves as a take-out point primarily for the Main Payette River but can also be used for longer trips starting on the South Fork of the Payette. Most boaters put in at the USFS ramp at Banks, Idaho (the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Payette Rivers). Beehive Bend has a gravel parking area, two vault toilets, a changing room, trash receptacles, and a concrete raft drying area. Ideal flows for this section is between 2,000-10,000 cfs. This is a fee parking area - $5.00/day or $30.00 season pass for the Boise National Forest Annual Day Use Pass. Day passes are available on-site. Purchase online Boise National Forest Annual Day Use Pass Payette River Maps (Boater's Guide)
Getting there
Beehive Bend is located about 30 miles north of Boise, Idaho and about six miles north of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho on Highway 55.
Activities
- INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
- FISHING
- WATER SPORTS
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- PADDLING
- Accessible Facility or Activity
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Payette River: Chief ParrishPayette River Corridor3 mi
- Banks River AccessBoise National Forest6 mi
- Payette River: Deer CreekPayette River Corridor10 mi
- Payette River: ConfluencePayette River Corridor11 mi
- SWINGING BRIDGEBoise National Forest12 mi
- Cold Springs Campground - Boise NF (ID)Boise National Forest13 mi
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Payette River: Beehive Bend doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Idaho campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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