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Trail Creek Campground

10 mi east of Smiths Ferry, ID · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Trail Creek Campground

Forest Service fee campground with vault toilets; campers must pack out trash.

  • Fees: Fee
  • Managed by: United States Forest Service
  • Where: 10 mi east of Smiths Ferry, ID · 44.27647, -115.87527

Amenities:

Toilets

Weather by month

33°
18°Jan
38°
18°Feb
45°
23°Mar
51°
28°Apr
61°
36°May
70°
43°Jun
81°
50°Jul
81°
50°Aug
71°
43°Sep
55°
34°Oct
40°
24°Nov
31°
17°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.

See Trail Creek Campground from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Trail Creek CampgroundATV roadat camp0.3 mi
Middle Fork PayetteATV roadat camp14.9 mi
Table MountainHorse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.9 mi12.4 mi
Upper Pine CreekHorse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.9 mi10.8 mi
RattlesnakeHorse, Dirt bike2.3 mi3.7 mi
Sixmile HighlandsHorse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.6 mi7.6 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.
RV essentials

Dump station: 17.9 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.