Last Chance
Payette National Forest
At Last Chance Campground, there are 20 single and three double sites situated along Goose Creek in a mature Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir forest.
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
This popular campground along Goose Creek features twenty single sites, three double sites, and one group area. Each site has a fire ring and a picnic table. All sites are available on a first come, first serve basis. There are vault toilets and drinking water through a hand pump and an artesian well. There are no hookups and no trash receptacles; please pack out your trash. A day use area has a horseshoe pit and picnic tables.
Natural Features
Last Chance Campground is situated among large ponderosa pine and Douglas fir trees, which offer a charming forested setting. The campground is situated along Goose Creek, at approximately 4,653 feet.
Recreation
This campground boasts many opportunities for recreation. Goose Lake is a short distance away, which features a picnic area, restrooms, and fishing piers. There is excellent fishing in the reservoir, or try your luck in Goose Creek, next to the campground. Popular Goose Creek Trail #533 begins at the campground and leads to Goose Creek Falls and onto Brundage Reservoir. Hiking to Goose Creek Falls is a family-friendly hike that everyone is sure to enjoy. A special treat is to go huckleberry picking in late summer along the trail!
Contact Information
Phone Number
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Rental Options
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Driving Directions
Travel north of McCall on Highway 55 for seven miles and then turn right onto road #453; a small sign on the right indicates Last Chance Campground before the turnoff. Travel north two more miles on dirt road #453 to the campground. Volunteer Camp Hosts are present from May to September. This campground tents to fill up quickly on weekends and holidays, so plan accordingly!
Available Campsites
- Site 15, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 02, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 18, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 03, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 04, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 14, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 05, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 19, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 11, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 17, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 10, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 12, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 23, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 07, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 13, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 16, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 09, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 20, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 06, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 08, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 22, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 21, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 01, Loop Last Chance, Type Standard Nonelectric
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