USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Big Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,392 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
- BIG CREEK CAMPGROUND (NFSR 537A) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- St. Marie's, Idaho
About
US Forest Service campground. 9 camp units, vault toilets, day use area, Pack it In Pack it Out waste management system. Fishing, National Recreation Trails, hunting, berry picking, hiking, site of former Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Open season: June. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Fees
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $10 per night (2 vehicles included per site)
Additional Vehicle: $5 per night (3 vehicle limit per site)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 27° | -16° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 24° | -7° | 52° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 30° | 9° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 34° | 25° | 76° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 50° | 41° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 61° | 48° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 60° | 50° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 53° | 41° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 42° | 30° | 78° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 33° | 12° | 68° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 28° | 8° | 54° | 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
- Huckleberry Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi · 33 sites
- Marble Creek · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Donkey Creek · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Lake Elsie · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Camp 3 Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
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