USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Chapparal Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $6 per night Double Site: $12 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,659 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- KETCHUM-FEATHERVILLE (NFSR 70227) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Featherville, ID and Fairfield, ID
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
US Forest Service campground. Chaparral Campground is a non-reservation campground composed of 7 single sites and 3 double sites located on the South Fork of the Boise River. Campground amenities include 3 vault toilet restrooms, picnic tables and fire rings. Hiking, tubing, and fishing are popular activities. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 18° | 0° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 21° | -4° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 25° | 13° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 29° | 15° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 36° | 27° | 75° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 47° | 34° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 58° | 42° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 58° | 46° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 48° | 38° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 36° | 23° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 30° | -7° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 17° | 2° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Pine Gulch Trailhead · 2.6 mi as the crow flies
Pine Gulch 4.3 mi Hike · Drive there - Elk Creek Trailhead · 5.9 mi as the crow flies
Elk Creek 3.4 mi Hike · Drive there
All 503 trails in Sawtooth National Forest · All 494 trails in Boise National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Abbott Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Bird Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Willow Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Willow Creek North Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Baumgartner Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 31 sites
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