McFarland Campground
- $5/night
- fee
- May–Sep
- best months
- At 5,381 ft
- Near SalmonSalmon Field Office
McFarland Campground is a Bureau of Land Management site in Idaho, within the Salmon Field Office. It is a simple base for overnight stays, with a $5/night fee and no reservations required. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Leadore put July highs around 83°F with lows near 41°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. The Lemhi River, about 4 miles away, offers canoeing. The Mill-Hayden Loop WT and Hayden Creek are both within about 6 miles, and Little Eightmile Creek is roughly 7 miles off.
Lemhi RiverCanoeingPhoto: BLMIdaho, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi- MILL-HAYDEN LOOP WTHiking6.1 mi
- Hayden CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Little Eightmile CreekHiking7.1 mi
- Mollies Gulch SpurHiking8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Fallen TreesCamping · ~19 min drive
- Sacajawea Memorial CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- Big Eightmile Campground/TrailheadCamping · ~23 min drive
- Lema's RV Park & StoreCamping · ~23 min drive
- Timber Creek Reservoir Lower CampgroundCamping · ~27 min drive
- Timber Creek Reservoir Upper CampgroundCamping · ~28 min drive
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Best time to visit McFarland Campground
Best months: May–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° / 5°
Feb
34° / 8°
Mar
43° / 19°
Apr
52° / 25°
May
62° / 32°
Jun
71° / 38°
Jul
83° / 41°
Aug
81° / 40°
Sep
71° / 34°
Oct
55° / 25°
Nov
40° / 16°
Dec
29° / 6°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leadore #2, ID, 13 mi away at 6,000 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
McFarland Campground
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