USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Geisinger Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,513 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)
- Nearest town
- Priest River, Idaho
About
US Forest Service campground. Geisinger Campground is located at the entrance to Upper Priest Lake. It has three sites at the confluence with the Thorofare, all furnished with fire rings, picnic tables, and bear-proof storage boxes. Please note that this campground has a Pack it In, Pack It Out policy on all garbage. Open season: May. 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 | 35° | 22° | -16° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 23° | -11° | 47° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 32° | 2° | 64° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 35° | 18° | 71° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 44° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 52° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 64° | 46° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 64° | 52° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 55° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 40° | 32° | 74° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 32° | 11° | 57° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 27° | 2° | 48° | 9 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.
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