USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Powerplant Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,436 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
- SPUR 268L9 (NFSR 268L9) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Idaho City, ID
About
US Forest Service campground. The Power Plant Campground is near Atlanta, Idaho. A trailhead offers access to the Sawtooth Wilderness, heading northeast into a lake-filled basin. The historic mining town of Atlanta is just south of the campground. Good fishing in the river for rainbow trout and whitefish. 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 | 34° | 18° | 0° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 20° | -6° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | 10° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 29° | 16° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 35° | 25° | 70° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 45° | 31° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 56° | 41° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 55° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 47° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 35° | 19° | 74° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 28° | -9° | 62° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 17° | 1° | 51° | 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
- Riverside Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Atlanta Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Queens River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Bear Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Johnson Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
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