Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
May–Sepbest months
About Lower Jackass
Backcountry river camp at Middle Fork mile 37.6 on river right; the table lists 20 people at low water and 0 at high water, with no middle-water capacity.
- Managed by: United States Forest Service
- Where: 30 mi southeast of Yellow Pine, ID · 44.72233, -114.96252
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
33°13°Jan
39°15°Feb
48°21°Mar
55°27°Apr
65°34°May
74°40°Jun
85°45°Jul
84°43°Aug
74°35°Sep
58°28°Oct
42°20°Nov
32°12°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
See Lower Jackass from above
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Fork East | Horse | at camp | 12.5 mi |
| Middle Fork | Horse | 0.1 mi | 72.3 mi |
| Little Loon | Horse | 1.2 mi | 12.0 mi |
| West Fork Thomas Creek Spur 1 | Horse | 1.6 mi | 0.1 mi |
| West Fork Thomas Creek | Horse | 1.7 mi | 5.5 mi |
| Norton Lake | Horse | 1.9 mi | 19.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Cell signal
No signal at camp
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: Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve (Dark Sky Reserve), 48 mi.
Camps nearby
- Upper Jackass Flat 0.4 mi
- Little Creek Camp 1.6 mi
- Hood Ranch 1.6 mi
- State Land Left 2 mi
- Lost Oak 2.8 mi
- Sunflower 2.8 mi