Bureau of Land Management · Idaho
The Forks Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fees.
- Elevation
- 5,390 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
This small campground is located on the East Fork of the Jarbidge Wild and Scenic River about two miles north of Murphy Hot Springs across from the Jarbidge River Put-in. Two-wheel drive vehicles are sufficient to reach the site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 15° | -4° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 17° | -15° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 25° | 6° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 29° | 13° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 42° | 28° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 51° | 33° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 62° | 45° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 61° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 50° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 38° | 26° | 77° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 31° | -6° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 18° | -5° | 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
- Big Cottonwood 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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