USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Wallace Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 8,176 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WALLACE LAKE (NFSR 60391) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Address
- ID
- Activities
- Camping, Picnicking
About
12 campsites on Wallace Lake with picnic tables and fire rings. Within the campground are vault toilets and drinking water. Fishing in the lake. Primitive boat launch can be used for non-motorized canoes or rowboats on the lake. The drive on Salmon River Mountain Road offers fantastic views of the Salmon River Range and of deep pine forests.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 2° | -18° | 30° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 21° | 4° | -20° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 30° | 13° | -1° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 33° | 18° | -5° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 47° | 26° | 18° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 36° | 21° | 76° | 8 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 47° | 30° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 46° | 36° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 37° | 24° | 74° | 8 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 23° | 13° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 31° | 16° | -27° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 18° | 1° | -22° | 34° | 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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