Big Elk Creek Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.9 mi from the trail
Idaho · Lake fishing · Irwin · Near Jackson
Palisades Reservoir
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Palisades Reservoir open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Palisades Reservoir is a 12-acre reservoir near Irwin, Idaho, at about 5,587 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Little Elk CreekHikingPhoto: Anton Molodtsov, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- Big Elk Creek Boat RampBoat launch1.5 mi
- Whiskey SpringsHiking2 mi
- Big Elk Campground & Group AreaCamping2 mi
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- Blowout Boat RampBoat launch3.3 mi
- Palisades CreekRock climbing5.7 mi
- Weeping CaveRock climbing5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper Palisades LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- South Fork of the Snake River: Conant Boat AccessRiver fishing · ~26 min drive
- Snake RiverRiver fishing · ~34 min drive
- Bailey LakeLake fishing · ~40 min drive
- Jackson Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~39 min drive
- Teton RiverRiver fishing · ~45 min drive
- Elk Exhibition PastureLake fishing · ~43 min drive
- South Fork of the Snake River: Byington Boat AccessRiver fishing · ~57 min drive
- Snake RiverRiver fishing · ~59 min drive
- Rat LakeLake fishing · ~52 min drive
Best time to visit Palisades Reservoir
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 11°
10 wet
Feb
35° / 14°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
12 wet
May
66° / 35°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 41°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 46°
8 wet
Aug
84° / 44°
8 wet
Sep
75° / 37°
8 wet
Oct
59° / 29°
8 wet
Nov
43° / 20°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 12°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Swan Valley, ID, 10.1 mi away at 5,397 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
