Lightning Creek Trail   Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Lightning Creek Trail in Boise County, Idaho is just what you need. This part of Idaho has a great deal of available outdoors activities. It's a long drive from Boise City-Nampa to Lightning Creek Trail but what a great place for hiking it is. Hiking trails are all over the Salmon River Mountains where you can absorb the beauty of these mountains. In case you don’t have a problem     getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Payette River - Middle Fork. A trip to Boise National Forest revitalizes the soul; why not camp at Rattlesnake Campground while you're here at Lightning Creek Trail. A great place for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Lightning Creek Trail is Payette River - Middle Fork; Trail Creek Campground is a wonderful local campground. If you're here at Lightning Creek Trail, you could have a look at Bulldog Creek, and why not have a look at nearby Onion Creek while you're here at Lightning Creek Trail. At Lightning Creek Trail through the summertime months highs are in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 40's. Through the winter this   place gets highs in the 20's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Lightning Creek Trail temperatures drop to the 10's. Lightning Creek Trail is regularly a reasonably dried out place. Most of the snow falls through December, and July is when it's the driest. Be the first to review Lightning Creek Trail SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Lightning Creek Trail.   Campgrounds Near Lightning Creek Trail: Rattlesnake Campground, Valley County , 4 miles away Trail Creek Campground, Valley County , 4 miles away Trail Creek - Garden Valley, Cascade , 4 miles away Hardscrabble Campground, Boise County , 4 miles away One Spoon Campground, Boise County , 5 miles away   Whitewater Near Lightning Creek Trail: Payette River - Middle Fork, -blank- County , 4 miles away, Class II(III) - 4.5 miles long (Hardscrabble Campground to Lightning Creek Bridge) Payette River - Middle Fork, Valley County , 6 miles away, Class IV - 3 miles long (West Fork Bridge to upstream of Trail Creek) Payette River - South Fork, Boise County , 8 miles away, Class III+ - 8 miles long (Danskin Station to Alder Creek Bridge) Payette River - South Fork, Boise County , 10 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (Deer Creek turnout to Banks) Whitewater Outfitter - Idaho Whitewater Unlimited, Boise County , 11 miles away, Whitewater outfitter   Hotels Near Lightning Creek Trail: Ashley Inn, Cascade , 21 miles away Super 8 McCall, McCall , 38 miles away Best Western Plus McCall Lodge & Suites, McCall , 38 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites MCCALL, McCall , 38 miles away Americas Best Value Inn And Suites McCall, McCall , 38 miles away   Lakes Near Lightning Creek Trail Deadwood Reservoir, Valley County , 14 miles away Horsethief Reservoir, Valley County , 15 miles away