Ponderosa State Park is nestled around beautiful Payette Lake, promising visitors a wide variety of activities for every season, which makes it an ideal back-to-nature getaway destination close to McCall, Idaho. In summer you can spend hours hiking or cycling the many trails by yourself or with a guide, enjoying picnics and excellent bird-watching along the way. For a change from hiking, you can hire a canoe or kayak and take to the tranquil waters of Payette Lake. Other activities for the whole family include horseshoes, volley ball, fishing and evening ranger-led campfire programs. The on-site McCall Outdoor Science School offers week-long Summer Field Science Expeditions for adults and Adventure Day Camps for three to nine-year olds in summer.

You can pitch your tent or park your RV at a serviced campsite and enjoy cooking your food over the outdoor fire-pits, or rent one of the six fully-equipped cabins. The campsites are closed in winter, but there is plenty of accommodation in McCall. In winter, the entire area is blanketed in snow and the focus changes to winter sports, including Nordic skiing on one of two USSA-certified cross-country courses. You can explore over 12 miles of groomed trails which range from recreational to challenging. You can also enjoy snow shoeing on-site and snowmobiling, snow tubing and many other snow sports in nearby McCall.

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