USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Orogrande Summit Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,608 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)
- Lake
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
- Address
- ID
- Activities
- <p> A trailhead accessing the wilderness, to Fish Lake and points south, can be found west of the campground.</p> , <p> Fish Wildhorse Lake nearby.</p> , <p> Please visit <a href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/">Idaho Fish & Game </a>for details on when, where and what you need to hunt in Idaho.</p> , From this campground you can hike to a lake, fish in a stream, view and photograph wildlife, stop for a picnic and hunt big game. , Picnicking
About
Orogrande Summit is a developed campground with camp pads, all dispersed throughout open timber. Expect to see alpine country with associated wildlife in this high-elevation campground on the route to Buffalo Hump. Wildhorse Lake is about two miles by road northwest of the site. This campground also serves as the trailhead for Columbia Ridge Trail #205.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 11° | -11° | 33° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 24° | 10° | -12° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 17° | 5° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 34° | 20° | 3° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 43° | 25° | 18° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 34° | 21° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 46° | 30° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 46° | 35° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 37° | 25° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 25° | 3° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 16° | -12° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 22° | 7° | -6° | 36° | 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
- Wildhorse Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Orogrande Campground #1 and #2 · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Five Mile Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Walker Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
- Sams Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
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