USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Reservoir Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,877 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
- LITTLE BEAR C.G. (NFSR 60222) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Leadore, Idaho
About
US Forest Service campground. 2 primitive sites with picnic tables and fire rings. Campground has a vault toilet but no garbage services or water. Trailhead for trail #192 from the campground through the steep terrain of the Bitterroot Range. 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 | 24° | 7° | -13° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 8° | -18° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 16° | -1° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 22° | -2° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 33° | 13° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 43° | 30° | 83° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 54° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 52° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 43° | 28° | 79° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 28° | 5° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 21° | -15° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 7° | -18° | 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
- Hawley Creek, Upper Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Hawley Creek, Lower Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Smokey Cubs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 7 mi
- Timber Creek Reservoir Lower Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
- Timber Creek Reservoir Upper Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
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