USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Banner Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 6,690 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
- BANNER CR. REST STOP (NFSR 40544) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Nearest town
- Stanley
- Address
- ID
- Activities
- Auto Touring, Camping, Picnicking
About
A nice campground along Highway 21 in the trees with a small creek running through. Campground has 5 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings with cooking grills. The campground amemities include a vault toilet. No drinking water is available and the campground is limited to trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long; there are no hookups within the campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 15° | -4° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 17° | -12° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 19° | 7° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 25° | 9° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 49° | 30° | 20° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 39° | 26° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 52° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 50° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 42° | 29° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 30° | 10° | 68° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 20° | -14° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 13° | -1° | 41° | 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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