USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Timber Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $5 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,293 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
- TIMBER CR C G (NFSR 40422) · native material · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Mackay, Idaho
About
US Forest Service campground. The Timber Creek Campground has 12 camp units in a wooded setting, with two creeks flowing on either side of it. There is also one accessible vault toilet, a horse hitch rail and unloading ramp. Nearby areas of interest include Mill Creek Lake, and Timber Creek ATV trail. 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 | 23° | 10° | -12° | 32° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 10° | -17° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 16° | 3° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 21° | 1° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 32° | 17° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 43° | 29° | 79° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 54° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 53° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 43° | 30° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 30° | 11° | 67° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 20° | -13° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 9° | -13° | 40° | 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
- Mill Creek Trailhead · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Meadow Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 2 sites
- Big Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Timber Creek Reservoir Upper Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Timber Creek Reservoir Lower Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
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