Lost Valley Reservoir Camping Area

9 mi west of New Meadows, ID · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jun–Sepbest months

About Lost Valley Reservoir Camping Area

Numerous dispersed campsites are located around the Lost Valley Reservoir. No amenities available.

Managed by: USFS - Payette National Forest
Where: 9 mi west of New Meadows, ID · 44.96163, -116.47194

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

32°

19°Jan

36°

20°Feb

43°

25°Mar

50°

30°Apr

60°

37°May

68°

44°Jun

80°

53°Jul

79°

52°Aug

70°

44°Sep

54°

35°Oct

39°

25°Nov

31°

19°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Lost Lake 4 Cg	ATV road	at camp	0.1 mi
Lost Valley Reservoir Loop	ATV road	0.1 mi	12.1 mi
Lost Valley Interpretive Trail	Hiking	0.9 mi	0.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Ponderosa State Park Star Party (Astronomy festival), 18 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 17.7 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Cold Springs Campground 1.8 mi
Wye Campground 4.9 mi
Evergreen Campground 6.3 mi
Lafferty Campground 9.1 mi
Campsite · 18 mi NW of New Meadows 11 mi
Huckleberry Campground 11 mi