USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Spring Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,458 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
- SPRING CR BOAT LAUNCH (NFSR 60165) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- North Fork, Idaho
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.
Site map
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About
US Forest Service campground. 5 developed campsites and numerous undeveloped sites on the Wild and Scenic Salmon River, upstream from its confluence with the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork. The area is easy to explore-- it's webbed with dirt roads, jeep trails, and single track trails. Fishing in the river for cutthroat and rainbow trout, steelhead and whitefish. Put-in for a 10 mile run with Class III rapids at the popular day use section of the Salmon River, take-out at Cove Creek. Pack out what you pack in. 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 | 36° | 22° | 0° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 23° | -2° | 55° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 30° | 19° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 35° | 14° | 67° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 43° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 52° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 63° | 45° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 62° | 51° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 53° | 41° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 39° | 32° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 32° | -7° | 64° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 20° | 1° | 49° | 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
- Clear Creek Trailhead · 8.4 mi as the crow flies
Clear Creek 17 mi Hike · Drive there
All 656 trails in Salmon-Challis 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
- Ebenezer Campground · USDA Forest Service · 14 mi
- Wallace Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
- Alta Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi · 14 sites
- Tower Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 18 mi · 12 sites
- Deep Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi
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