Picnic Point (Id)

21 mi northeast of Cascade, ID · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

Reservablebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Picnic Point (Id)

Picnic Point Campground is located on a bluff overlooking beautiful Warm Lake, at an elevation of 5,300 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and viewing local wildlife. Warm Lake offers great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout. Boating, canoeing and swimming are popular activities. A boat ramp is located at neighboring Shoreline Campground. Billy Rice Swim Beach is within walking distance, offering a day-use site for picnicking and access to a swimming beach. The surrounding area offers great hiking, mountain biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding and hunting. The WeWuKiye (Wa Wu Kia) Trail No. 252 was recently built and can be accessed nearby, at the entrance to Shoreline Campground. It is available for hiking and mountain biking. For off-road vehicle enthusiasts, Telephone Ridge Trail No. 112 offers 20 miles of trails for all…

Season: Mid-May – Mid-September
Managed by: Boise National Forest, FS
Where: 21 mi northeast of Cascade, ID · 44.65083, -115.6725

Things to do:

FishingHikingHorseback ridingBoating & paddlingSwimmingBikingOff-road (OHV)Wildlife & birdingHunting

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

Weather by month

33°

11°Jan

38°

13°Feb

46°

19°Mar

53°

24°Apr

63°

32°May

71°

37°Jun

82°

42°Jul

82°

40°Aug

72°

34°Sep

57°

26°Oct

41°

20°Nov

31°

11°Dec

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

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
North Side Warm Lake	ATV road	0.2 mi	1.3 mi
North Shore	ATV road	0.2 mi	0.1 mi
Kline Mountain South	Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.4 mi	1.4 mi
Kline Mountain Loop	Horse	0.5 mi	3.6 mi
Kline Mountain North	Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.9 mi	0.5 mi
Bear Creek / Warm Lake	Horse, Dirt bike	1.3 mi	3.2 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: 20.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Shoreline 0.4 mi
Warm Lake 0.8 mi
South Fork Salmon River Campground 1.5 mi
Stolle Meadows Cabin 4 mi
Summit Lake Campground 4.3 mi
Penny Springs Campground 4.3 mi