Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Sepbest months
About Whiskey Rock Bay Campground
Whiskey Rock Bay Campground features 9 camp units with 3 sites on lake. In addition there are 4 picnic sites with fire rings, vault toilets, a dock, and a swimming beach.
- Fees: There is no fee to use this site.
- Season: May – Late October
- Managed by: USFS - Idaho Panhandle National Forests
- Where: 14 mi northeast of Athol, ID · 48.05121, -116.45387
Things to do:
Swimming
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
34°24°Jan
38°24°Feb
47°28°Mar
56°33°Apr
66°40°May
72°46°Jun
81°50°Jul
81°49°Aug
71°42°Sep
55°34°Oct
41°29°Nov
34°24°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Launch | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Day Use Road | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Sherlock Creek | Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 9.0 mi |
| Minerva Ridge | Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 9.5 mi |
| Falls Creek | Dirt bike | 2.5 mi | 4.8 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 · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Truly dark
The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.RV essentials
Dump station: 8.5 mi
Propane: 19.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Maiden Rock Campground 4.3 mi
- Campsite · 7 mi E of Athol 7.2 mi
- Snowberry Campground 7.6 mi
- Whitetail Campground 7.7 mi
- Hill Campground 8.2 mi
- Mirror Lake 8.5 mi