Hells Canyon Recreation Facilities have been developed and furnished by Idaho Power as a public service. All facilities are open to the public and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations are accepted.

Water to the camping spaces is shut-off when winter rates are in effect, however electricity  is available at Recreational Vehicle sites all year. Comfort stations have water year-round.. There are no sewer hookups at individual camping spaces but each of the developed parks have dump stations available.

The information below provides details about fees and rules for the Hells Canyon Recreation facilities.                                                            

Tent campers occupying a designated RV space will be charged the normal $16 nightly fee for an RV space. A maximum number of three tents may be set up in an RV space at one time if space in the campsite allows.            

The park facilities are provided and regulated in accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Power Act. Consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations, reasonable fees are charged for the use of the park facilities at Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon developments. All rates apply per site, per night, per season.

Camping Rules

• Please enjoy your visit and enhance your recreational experience by respecting park rules, the property and privacy of other park visitors and Idaho Power employees.

• A 14-day stay limit within any period of 20 consecutive days are followed in all parks from April 1 through Oct. 31. Once your 14-day limit is reached, you must then vacate the park for a minimum of five days. During those five days you may visit any of our other parks in Hells Canyon. After the five days, you may return to your original park, if space is available. Any deviations to this rule are at the discretion of the park caretaker.
  
  Definition: All 14-day stay limits will begin at 2 p.m. the day of the visitor’s arrival. Under unique circumstances and at the discretion of the park caretaker and the park team leader, an extension to any stay limit may be given for up to 48 hours. Written permission must be received from them before an extension is granted. Under no circumstances will stay limits be extended during a holiday or while the park is filled to capacity.

• All overnight camping, with or without hookups, is subject to the posted fees, which are due within two hours of your arrival.

• All camp sites are on a first-come first-occupy basis. Please respect this policy by not saving, holding, or reserving any site, in any way, for any reason.

Occupy: To take or hold a campsite by paying for the site with the intent to use the site for camping.

Definition: Idaho Power Parks does not allow reserving in any means for any reason. NO advanced payments will be accepted. Those who do reserve and those persons for whom the space is reserved may be asked to leave the park. Leaving an unoccupied vehicle, trailer, tent, or other belongings as a means of reserving a site is strictly prohibited.

• After the first night’s stay, no person shall leave any personal property unattended in any campsite for any period longer than 72 hours without permission from park management.
  

Definition: Receiving permission means the guest will contact and notify one of the park’s personnel of the guest's intentions. The guest should be willing to explain the length of time they plan on being gone and for what reason. It will then be the responsibility of the park personnel to speak with the park caretaker and team leader before permission is granted.

• Only one camping unit per campsite is permitted. All equipment, personal belongings and vehicles must be kept within the designated campsite.
  

Campsite: Delineated site designated for overnight camping.

Camping Unit: Any party consisting of not more than eight persons and any one of the following:

• a camper/vehicle combination
• one vehicle and two tents
• three tents

• Boats and trailers are to be parked in designated areas, UNLESS used as the primary camping unit.

• All motorized vehicles must stay on established roads or parking areas and operators must possess a valid operator’s license.
  

Motorized Vehicle: Every vehicle that is self-propelled with the exception of motorized wheelchairs.

• All parks have a noise curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. MT. All guests are required to observe this curfew.

• Pets are welcome in our parks. We ask that they are attended, detained and kept on a six-foot leash at all times. Pets must not disturb other park visitors. You are required to clean up and properly dispose of your pet’s feces in the trash cans.

• Dump all wastewater and gray water in designated dump stations and all trash in garbage cans, not in fire pits.

• All fires are to be confined to the grills or fire rings provided by Idaho Power.

• Fireworks or the discharge of a firearm or device that propels a projectile is prohibited within or near any park.

• Companies, organizations, or anyone wishing to use our facilities for gatherings, picnics, vending merchandise, or providing other services like catering, etc., must obtain permission in advance from the park coordinating team. Call: 541-785-3323.
  
  
• Get information about camping outside the developed campgrounds, within the Hells Canyon Complex, or access more details about the Hells Canyon Complex camping policies.

For emergency and ambulance information, call 911.

Park Information
Idaho Power, Oxbow, Ore.
541-785-3323

Idaho Power's 1-800 Recreation Information Line
1-800-422-3143