Morgan Summit Trailhead

24 mi north of Challis, ID · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jul–Augbest months

About Morgan Summit Trailhead

Morgan Summit Trailhead

Managed by: USFS - Salmon-Challis National Forest
Where: 24 mi north of Challis, ID · 44.85039, -114.2603

Things to do:

Hiking

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

Weather by month

30°

13°Jan

33°

13°Feb

40°

18°Mar

46°

23°Apr

55°

31°May

63°

37°Jun

74°

44°Jul

73°

43°Aug

63°

37°Sep

49°

28°Oct

35°

18°Nov

28°

12°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.

See Morgan Summit Trailhead from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Morgan Cr. Summit	ATV road	at camp	2.4 mi
Morgan Creek Summit Spur B	ATV road	0.3 mi	0.4 mi
Corral Creek-Hat Creek	Horse, Dirt bike	1.1 mi	9.2 mi
Big Hat Creek	Dirt bike	2.7 mi	14.1 mi
Castle/Alder Creek	Horse	2.8 mi	9.4 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.

RV essentials

Dump station: 15.5 mi
Water fill-up: 23 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Iron Lake Campground 5 mi
Lost Spring Campground 10 mi
West Fork Morgan Creek Campground 10.5 mi
Little West Fork Morgan Creek Trailhead 12.1 mi
Mcdonald Flat Campground 12.8 mi
Colston Creek Campground 14.5 mi