USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Sawmill Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,706 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
- E FK BIG WOOD RIVER (NFSR 70118) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Ketchum and Hailey, ID
About
US Forest Service campground. Sawmill Campground has 3 small, tight campsites; each with a fire ring and a picnic table. Sites to pitch a tent are small and limited by aspen within the campground. Parking is limited. Large RVs and trailers are not recommended. A single-unit, ADA-accessible SST vault toilet is found at the campground. Individual campsites are not considered ADA-accessible. An excellent site for a small picnic near a creek. Aspen trees shade the campsites. 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 | 28° | 11° | -8° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 13° | -13° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 18° | 5° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 22° | 6° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 31° | 22° | 63° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 43° | 30° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 53° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 51° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 43° | 34° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 31° | 12° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 26° | 0° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 11° | -7° | 46° | 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
- Federal Gulch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
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- Wildhorse Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Star Hope Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Copper Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
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