Bureau of Land Management · Idaho
Big Cottonwood Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Idaho, United States
- Elevation
- 5,148 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)
- Nearest town
- Twin Falls
- Address
- Jarbidge Field Office, Twin Falls, ID, 83301
- Phone
- 208-735-2060
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Photography, Wildlife Viewing
About
Two-wheel drive vehicles are sufficient to reach the campground, located on the East Fork of the Jarbidge River about half a mile north of Murphy Hot Springs.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 16° | -3° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 18° | -15° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 25° | 6° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 30° | 14° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 43° | 28° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 52° | 34° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 63° | 45° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 62° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 51° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 39° | 27° | 78° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 32° | -5° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 19° | -4° | 54° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Juniper Grove Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- The Forks Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Sawmill Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Jarbidge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Pavlak Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
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