USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth)
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Elevation
- 8,202 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- TWIN LAKES CG (NFSR 70592) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- 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 | 23° | 7° | -15° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 10° | -23° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 15° | 1° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 20° | 8° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 31° | 18° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 41° | 25° | 83° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 52° | 35° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 50° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 41° | 30° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 28° | 11° | 67° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 19° | -9° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 12° | -12° | 46° | 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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