Shafer Butte is a 9-site campground in Boise National Forest. It accommodates tents. It is a no-hookup campground. Around 9 sites are shaded. Pets are welcome at some sites, most sites have a fire pit, and 9 sites are ADA-accessible. Maximum party size is 50. Like most popular Recreation.gov campgrounds, Shafer Butte books up months ahead, but cancellations open regularly. Campsite Sniper watches the targets you choose and alerts you when one frees up. We never book, hold, or pay for reservations; you book directly on Recreation.gov.
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Lakefront, hookups, your RV length, weekends only - set it as picky as you want.
We run paced availability checks for Shafer Butte. One watch covers every matching site.
When a match opens, you get a push with a Recreation.gov link so you can review and book it yourself.
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Shafer Butte's 9 sites book up months ahead on Recreation.gov; most openings come from cancellations. Pick a site on the map to see its 6-month calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert to get notified when one opens. You still complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
In just the last 7 days, 0 cancellations opened across 0 different dates at Shafer Butte. "Sold out" rarely means sold out.