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Helende Campground

Helende Campground offers 10 accessible sites with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and potable water along Highway 21, approximately 10 miles east of Lowman.

The South Fork Payette River lies a few hundred yards away, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, kayaking, and fishing, though direct river access from the campground requires a short walk.

The campground sits at 4,100 feet elevation in a dense lodgepole and Ponderosa pine forest, with sites available mid-May through September for $12-$24 per night, and nearby attractions including Kirkham Hot Springs and the 35-mile Kirkham Ridge Trail.


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