USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Pettit Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States · in Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,021 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
- BROOKS CABIN (NFSR 70367) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 14° | -5° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 15° | -12° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 18° | 6° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 24° | 8° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 49° | 31° | 18° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 40° | 25° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 53° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 52° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 42° | 29° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 30° | 13° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 19° | -11° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 12° | -5° | 44° | 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.
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