Hardscrabble Campground is a small, first-come, first-served riverside campground with 6 sites (3 accommodating RVs up to 30 feet) located 12 miles north of Crouch on Forest Road 698 along the Middle Fork Payette River.

The campground features vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings, but has no potable water—visitors must bring their own supply.

Direct river access provides opportunities for fishing and wading, with well-spaced sites offering good privacy and proximity to hiking and ATV trails in the surrounding Boise National Forest.