USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Bottle Bay Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use Single Site: $15 per night
- Elevation
- 2,615 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WEST SIDE PRIEST LAKE (NFSR 2512) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Sandpoint, ID
About
US Forest Service campground. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 23° | -16° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 23° | -11° | 44° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 31° | 0° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 36° | 23° | 70° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 45° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 51° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 63° | 48° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 65° | 51° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 55° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 40° | 30° | 72° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 32° | 13° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 28° | 5° | 48° | 9 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
- Teacher Bay Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Tripod Point · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Tule Bay Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Distillery Bay · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Beaver Creek (Idaho) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 42 sites
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