About this place
The Jarbidge Wild and Scenic River has a short boating season. Spring is the season. Usually there is only enough water then.
The whitewater is hard, and there are sections most boaters carry round.
A two-wheel drive vehicle will reach the put-in. It sits where the West Fork and East Fork of the Jarbidge River meet, about two miles north of Murphy Hot Springs.
Indian Hot Springs is about 29 miles downstream. Before that, about 25 miles down, comes Jarbidge Falls. It is Class V+, and boaters carry round it on the left bank.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Roads around it
- A two-wheel drive will reach the put-in
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
Make for Murphy Hot Springs, either on the Bruneau-Three Creek Road or on the Jarbidge Road. The Jarbidge Road is also called the Three Creek Highway. It is asphalt, and it starts from U.S. 93 at Rogerson.
Coordinates 42.04638889, -115.3877778
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What is near here
A few more of our own spots are within reach of this one, along with some better-known places.
- Jarbidge Wild and Scenic River Directions
- Matterhorn Directions
- Coon Creek Peak Directions
- Jarbidge Peak Directions
- Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Mountain City, NV Directions
- Owyhee, NV Directions
Owyhee is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Why the drive to town is usually twice what the map says — what we found measuring every campsite in this guide.
When it’s time to move on
On most public land you can camp for 14 days before you have to move on. Check this site’s own limit before you plan a long stay. When you move on, the Bureau of Land Management usually wants you at least 25 to 30 miles away. So the free campsites closest to you are the ones you cannot use.
Four in this guide sit inside that 25 miles. The nearest one you could move to is Cedar Creek Reservoir, Idaho — 27 miles in a straight line, but a 35 mile drive.
This guide covers five states and does not list every free campsite, so there may be something closer that we do not hold. Check this site’s own rule before you rely on it.
Have you been here?
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.