Fireplace Campground McCroskey State Park
- Free
- fee
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Fireplace Campground McCroskey State Park open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It doesn't name Fireplace Campground McCroskey State Park, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Updated 250 Road Closure
Agency closure covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Dry Creek Culvert Replacement--Closure of NFSR #768
Agency closure covering Palouse Ranger District · Order 01-17-52-26-004 · USFS · Palouse Ranger District
White Pine Fire Scar Closure
Agency alert covering Palouse Ranger District · Order 01-17-52-26-002 · USFS · Palouse Ranger District
Laird Park Water Unavailable For 2026 Season
Agency alert covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 3,795 ft
- Palouse Ranger DistrictMary Minerva McCroskey State Park · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Fireplace Campground McCroskey State Park is a campground in Idaho at about 3,795 feet. It is managed by the state park agency.
Local outfitters
- Pines RV Park15 mi away
- Praeder Ranch Resort22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Lone Pine TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Korth TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Redtail TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Huckleberry TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Huckleberry MountainSummit2.2 mi
- Lazy TrailHiking2.5 mi
- Pt. Sublime TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Mary Minerva McCroskey State ParkState park5.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- 8 Mile Camp McCroskey State ParkCamping · ~2 min drive
- Mission Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Redtail Campground McCroskey State ParkCamping · ~3 min drive
- Iron Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
- Pal370rd_01Camping · ~11 min drive
- Pal770rd_03aCamping · ~13 min drive
- Pal770rd_03bCamping · ~13 min drive
- Pal770rd_02dCamping · ~14 min drive
- Pal770rd_02cCamping · ~14 min drive
- Pal770rd_02aCamping · ~15 min drive
Also worth it near here
- National Forest Development Road 377Cross-country skiing · ~18 min drive
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK AHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Palouse RiverCanoeing · ~22 min drivePhoto: Jgreenbook at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Steptoe ButteSummit · ~31 min drivePhoto: Dsdugan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Fireplace Campground McCroskey State Park
Best months: April–October. 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
37° / 26°
10 wet · 5 snow
Feb
41° / 26°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
48° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
56° / 34°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
65° / 40°
9 wet
Jun
71° / 45°
7 wet
Jul
82° / 49°
4 wet
Aug
84° / 48°
3 wet
Sep
74° / 42°
4 wet
Oct
59° / 35°
8 wet
Nov
44° / 30°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
36° / 25°
10 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Potlatch 3 Nne, ID, 8.8 mi away at 2,760 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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