USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Iron Bog Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,192 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
- IRON BOG CG (NFSR 40607) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Mackay, Idaho
About
US Forest Service campground. This campground has 21 campsites with a maximum length trailer size of 35 foot. Seven sites are located along Iron Bog creek and the rest are out in the open sage-brush. There is one hand pump (during summer months) and two accessible restrooms. Four campsites have shade-awnings. Non-reservable campground with a $10.00/night fee. Hitching rail available outside of the campground, no horses are allowed in the campground. One group campsite with 25 person capacity. Nearby Iron Bog Lake, Brockie Lake and Fishpole Lake. 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 | 27° | 11° | -11° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 11° | -12° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 16° | 3° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 22° | 5° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 32° | 22° | 62° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 43° | 30° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 55° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 53° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 44° | 33° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 32° | 7° | 67° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 25° | -5° | 54° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 12° | -10° | 47° | 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
- Copper Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead & Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Star Hope Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Copper Basin Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 1 sites
- Broad Canyon Trailhead · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
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