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Overview: The Sage Hen Picnic Area is accessible for a season that varies usually from mid-May to Labor Day due to snow levels. It is located in a forested basin next to Sage Hen Reservoir. The area has 6 picnic units. All units have tables, grills and fire pits.
Sagehen Dam Picnic Area is located 45 miles north of Emmett, Idaho. Take State Highway 52 north to the Sweet/Ola Road (12.3 miles). Turn left towards Sweet, drive north to Ola (17 miles), pavement ends at Ola. Take National Forest Road 618 (NF-618) to the junction of NF-626 (10 miles). Take NF-626 to NF-614 (7 miles). Take NF-614 to campground (1.0 mile). The majority of this route is a gravel surface and can be successfully driven with a passenger car during drier weather.
We had a blast up at sage hen campground. Its beautiful. Great hiking trails. The lake was clean and not to cold. Bring your rafts, paddle boards and enjoy a day on the lake. I recommend hollywood campground its first serve. But if you come up on a week day you will get a spot. We camped at #4 and it was the Perfect spot. It was right along the water with trails all around you. Nights do have a chill and days are nice. Lots of trees. Clean campground. The road getting up to sage hen is bumpy and narrow
Really nice little spot to picnic and take a walk. The drive from Smith's Ferry is a little long, but the roads aren't bad and the scenery is nice. We took the back way out to Ola and that's another interesting drive!
