BRUNEAU, ID

D & rinse W, & potable W. At CJ Strike WMA Office, SR-78 MM 73.2, N side. 24/7. D closed in winter, W may be avail. Not reported as an O/N location. Guy Gipson #84383 used Oct 20.

Cottonwood CG (ID Power Co). 1-way dirt loop rd w/ 28 designated sites (1 pullthru). Tables. 2 vault toilets. $8 Apr-Oct, $4 Nov-Mar. Age 60+ $2 off summer rates, $1 off winter, vets 50% off. 14-day limit, 5 days out, can move immed to another IPC location. Reservations $10 . 5.6 mi W of Bruneau on SR-78 MM 72 (0.8 mi W of CJ Strike WMA Office), go N at Cottonwood Sportsman Access sign at 42.8975 -115.8989, down 1.5 mi of dusty washboarded gravel to CG on R. Boat ramp, marina, piers. Along Bruneau Arm of CJ Strike Reservoir. Rhonda Olsen #36111 viewed May 14. Updated by Elizabeth Cantrell 119493 stayed Jun 19.

Jacks Creek Sportsman Access (ID Power Co). Widely-separated dispersed sites. 3 vault toilets. Free. 14-day limit, 5 days out, can move immed to another IPC location. 4 mi W of Bruneau on SR-78 MM 73.9 (0.7 mi E of CJ Strike WMA Office), go N at “Jacks Creek Sportsman Access” sign at 42.8948 -115.8673. (Do not turn w/ lg rig at “Jacks Creek West” sign just E of WMA Office – it is only a pkg lot w/ very tight turn into it, & signed against O/N pkg. Also do not turn at “Jacks Creek Rd” sign ~MM 75.) Good gravel rd goes 1.2 mi w/ several pullout sites. 80×175′ gravel area at end by boat ramp, can turn around if not too many truck/boat trailers parked in it (many on wkend). Just past boat ramp area another gravel area 50×150′, too narrow for some rigs to turn around (rd past there is dead end, no turnaround). Along Bruneau Arm of CJ Strike Reservoir. Many birds. Brian & Kitty Benzar #108579 stayed Jun 19. Updated by Carol & Wayne Thomas #119083 stayed Jun 22.

Bruneau Dunes SP CGs. 115 spaces at 3 CGs, pullthru & back-in. 30/50A EW & BD sites. Tables, some covered, fire-ring/grills. D & W. Modern restrooms/showers in Broken Wheel & Eagles Cove CGs. Equestrian Camp is “all use” w/ W & pit toilets. EW sites $24-$29, BD $12-$21, +tax. Discount age 62+ Mon-Thur. Lower rates after W turned off late Oct. Discount for ID residents on all. Addl cost for daily Motor Vehicle Entry Fee, see ID Note 2 below. Most sites reservable. From I-84 x95 at Mountain Home, go S on SR-51 ~15 mi, TL (E) on SR-78, go 4 mi (~MM 84), TR (42.92472 -115.72205). Or from Bruneau, go E 8 mi on SR-78, TR. Or from I-84 x112 (Hammett), following signs to the SP, go S short distance to T, TL then immed R on SR-78, continue 15.1 mi, TL. Good paved entrance rds; flat gravel pkg spaces; lg rig OK. Shade trees, irrigated lawns. CG has an Observatory w/ free programs, telescope viewing $3, self-guided walking tours, fishing & non-motorized watercraft use at nearby lakes. 208-366-7919. John D Kayartz #99700 Sep 10. Updated by Elizabeth Cantrell 119493 viewed Jun 19.

Pullouts, SR-51 (good paved 2-lane) from Bruneau S to NV State Line. No facilities. Free. No restrictive signs. 1) MM 57, 42.7148 -115.90227, flat level pullout, W side. Easy in/out.
2) MM 50, 42.6211 -115.9069, med-size gravel storage lot, E side. Easy in/out. Guy Gipson #84383 viewed Jun 13.