Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months
About Sand Creek Campsite
- Where: 13 mi west of Riggins, ID · 45.4893, -116.55659
Weather by month
40°25°Jan
46°27°Feb
56°32°Mar
64°37°Apr
73°44°May
81°50°Jun
92°56°Jul
92°54°Aug
81°46°Sep
65°36°Oct
49°31°Nov
40°25°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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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: Ponderosa State Park Star Party (Astronomy festival), 46 mi.
Camps nearby
- Yreka Bar Campsite 0.8 mi
- Lower Quartz Creek Campsite 1.5 mi
- Lower Dry Gulch Campsite 3.1 mi
- Hominy Bar Campsite 4.4 mi
- Warnock Corrals Trailhead 4.6 mi
- Two Corral Creek Campsite 4.9 mi