USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Magruder Crossing Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,714 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
- (FDR) MAGRUDER CAMPGROUND (NFSR 468L) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Darby, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Magruder Crossing Campground features 6 campsites on the Selway River, and a vault toilet. Site will accept RVs or trailers to 30. Stock can be kept in this campground. This was the crossing on a route established for commerce between Lewiston and Virginia City, MT during the gold rush. To the north of the campground, an earlier route, Southern Nez Perce Trail, crosses the road. 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 | 36° | 22° | -5° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 22° | -4° | 53° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 29° | 17° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 33° | 12° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 37° | 29° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 48° | 36° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 60° | 43° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 59° | 48° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 51° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 38° | 16° | 78° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 29° | -7° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 18° | 2° | 49° | 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
- Raven Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Deep Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Magruder Rangers House · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Indian Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Observation Point Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
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