USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Salmon River Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States · in Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,145 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
- SALMON RIVER CG SPUR C (NFSR 70660C) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- 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 | 31° | 17° | -3° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 18° | -9° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 21° | 10° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 26° | 10° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 34° | 23° | 67° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 43° | 25° | 82° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 56° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 55° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 44° | 31° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 32° | 14° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 21° | -8° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 15° | -1° | 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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