North Fork Campground
- May–Oct
- best months
Is North Fork Campground 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.
- At 6,952 ft
- Montpelier Ranger DistrictCaribou-Targhee National Forest
North Fork Campground is a Forest Service campground in Idaho's Caribou-Targhee National Forest, within the Montpelier Ranger District. Vault toilets are the only listed amenity. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 51°F, and the station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. Several other sites sit close by. North Fork Campground - St. Charles Canyon and Cloverleaf Campground are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Middle Fk. St. Charles hike is about 0.4 mile off. The Minnetonka hike is roughly 0.8 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Mantua Waterfront RV Resort46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYONCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.1 mi
Cloverleaf CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.1 mi- Middle Fk. St. CharlesHiking0.4 mi
- Porcupine (id)Camping0.7 mi
- MinnetonkaHiking0.8 mi
- DAVIS CANYONHiking2.3 mi
- Bloomington LakeRock climbing3.9 mi
- Bloom BouldersRock climbing4.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Davis Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Tony Grove Guard StationHut camping · ~25 min drive
- Paris Springs CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drive
- Egan CabinHut camping · ~6 min drive
- Albert MoserCamping · ~15 min drive
- Cloverleaf CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Willow Flat CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
- Porcupine (id)Camping · ~1 min drive
- PorcupineCamping · ~1 min drive
- CloverleafCamping · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit North Fork Campground
Best months: May–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
29° / 8°
8 wet · 5 snow
Feb
31° / 8°
8 wet · 5 snow
Mar
40° / 18°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
50° / 29°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
61° / 38°
10 wet
Jun
71° / 45°
6 wet
Jul
81° / 51°
4 wet
Aug
80° / 48°
5 wet
Sep
70° / 39°
6 wet
Oct
56° / 30°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
41° / 20°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
30° / 10°
8 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lifton Pumping Stn, ID, 11.4 mi away at 5,935 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.
North Fork Campground
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