Bureau of Land Management · Idaho
Silver City Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fee.
- Elevation
- 6,558 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Silver City
- Address
- Owyhee Field Office, Silver City, ID, 83650
- Phone
- 208-896-5912
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Historic & Cultural Site
About
This small campground is located in a partially restored 19th-century mining town. Please plan to bring your own water. Don't use the water running through the campground from Jordan Creek because it may contain mercury from prior mining activity in the area.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 18° | 0° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 19° | -11° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | 10° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 28° | 13° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 39° | 25° | 76° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 47° | 31° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 60° | 40° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 59° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 48° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 37° | 24° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 28° | 6° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | -1° | 51° | 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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