USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Upper Penstemon Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,709 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
- UPPER PENSTEMON C. G. (NFSR 70610) · 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 | 29° | 15° | -8° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 17° | -8° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 22° | 6° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 27° | 14° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 38° | 23° | 72° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 47° | 31° | 89° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 58° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 57° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 47° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 35° | 23° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 28° | -5° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 18° | -3° | 50° | 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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