USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Jerry Johnson Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $14 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,071 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
- JERRY JOHNSON CAMP GRD (NFSR 1676) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Lowell, ID or Lolo, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Located off U. S. Highway 12 across from the Wild and Scenic Lochsa River, Jerry Johnson Campground offers 20 campsites for visitors to enjoy. The campground is located a short distance from the popular Jerry Johnson Hot Springs, where outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy a hike in to one of Idaho's incredible natural phenomenon's. It offers picnic table, fire rings, and toilets. 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 | 37° | 25° | -13° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 25° | -2° | 53° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 30° | 18° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 33° | 15° | 70° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 38° | 25° | 79° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 49° | 35° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 60° | 44° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 60° | 48° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 52° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 40° | 16° | 77° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 28° | 1° | 68° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 21° | 9° | 50° | 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
- Wendover Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Whitehouse Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Powell Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 35 sites
- White Sands Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Castle Butte Lookout · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi · 1 sites
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