Bureau of Land Management · Idaho
Silver Creek South
Bureau of Land Management · Idaho, United States
- Cost
- No fees.
- Elevation
- 4,708 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 208-732-7200
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Picnicking
About
BLM campground. Two adjacent sites on Silver Creek near Highway 93, downstream of the Nature Conservancy’s Silver Creek Preserve. Silver Creek offers good trout fishing, picnicking and camping. Long camp trailers or RVs not recommended, limited turn around options.
Stay limit: 14 Days.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 15° | -8° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 19° | -5° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 25° | 7° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 31° | 18° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 43° | 31° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 52° | 35° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 93° | 63° | 45° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 61° | 49° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 51° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 37° | 27° | 76° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 29° | 5° | 62° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 18° | 2° | 54° | 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
- Silver Creek North · Bureau of Land Management · 0 mi
- Fish Creek Reservoir · Bureau of Land Management · 15 mi
- Myrtle Point Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 19 mi
- Lava Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 21 mi
- Moonstone Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 23 mi
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