Idaho · Camping · Near Idaho City

Pine Flats Campground

from $15
fee
End of May-End of September
season
May–Jun, Sep
best months

Is Pine Flats Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Pine Flats Campground, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Boise National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 3,700 ft
  • Emmett Ranger DistrictBoise National Forest

Pine Flats Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Emmett Ranger District of Idaho's Boise National Forest, about 0.2 miles from the Pine Flats (id) campground. It is a simple base for exploring the surrounding area, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity and a fee charged for stays. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Lowman weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 87°F with lows near 45°F, while winter highs stay in the low to mid 30s. Several other spots sit within a short drive. Deadwood Ridge and Deadwood Campground are both about 1.5 miles away, and the Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin is about 3 miles off. Climbers can head to Crooked Rock, roughly 9 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Pine Flats Campground

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Diamond Lil's Restaurant & Saloon

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 18 mi
  • If it rainsj.a.woodhouse from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Kirkham Hot Springs

    Hot spring

    Hot spring · 6.8 mi from Idaho City

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: j.a.woodhouse from United States, CC BY 2.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep

    Best time to visit Pine Flats Campground

    Best months: May–June and 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.

    1. Jan

      34° / 16°

    2. Feb

      40° / 17°

    3. Mar

      49° / 25°

    4. Apr

      56° / 30°

    5. May

      68° / 35°

    6. Jun

      77° / 41°

    7. Jul

      87° / 45°

    8. Aug

      86° / 42°

    9. Sep

      76° / 37°

    10. Oct

      61° / 28°

    11. Nov

      43° / 22°

    12. Dec

      33° / 16°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lowman, ID, 3.3 mi away at 3,920 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Pine Flats Campground

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