Bureau of Land Management · Idaho
Backwaters Recreation Site
Bureau of Land Management · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fee
- Elevation
- 5,026 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
About
BLM campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 20° | -2° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 21° | -11° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 27° | 7° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 33° | 15° | 72° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 44° | 30° | 79° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 53° | 36° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 65° | 47° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 64° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 53° | 41° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 40° | 27° | 79° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 33° | 0° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 22° | -1° | 57° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Norton Bay Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 4 mi
- Big Sand Bay Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 4 mi
- Greys Landing Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 5 mi
- Lud Drexler Park · Bureau of Land Management · 11 mi
- Bear Gulch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 22 mi
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