Idaho · Camping

Pole Flat Campground

Jul–Aug
best months

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Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 2 h ago

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Salmon-Challis National Forest.

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

  • At 6,157 ft
  • Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger DistrictSalmon-Challis National Forest

Pole Flat Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District of Idaho's Salmon-Challis National Forest, about 12 miles from Stanley. It sits up the hill from the main road, overlooking the river and the dredge ponds. The site has picnic tables, tent pads, fire rings and cooking grills. Vault toilets and drinking water are the campground's amenities. Sites can accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 32 feet long. Reservations are not required. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Stanley weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 34°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-20s. Flat Rock Extension Campground is less than a mile away, and Blind Creek Campground is about 1.7 miles off. Climbers can head to Yankee Fork Crag, about 1.4 miles away, and paddlers to the West Fork Yankee Fork, roughly 7 miles away.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jul–Aug

    Best time to visit Pole Flat Campground

    Best months: July–August. 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

      26° / -3°

    2. Feb

      33° / -1°

    3. Mar

      43° / 9°

    4. Apr

      50° / 18°

    5. May

      60° / 26°

    6. Jun

      69° / 31°

    7. Jul

      80° / 34°

    8. Aug

      79° / 32°

    9. Sep

      70° / 25°

    10. Oct

      56° / 19°

    11. Nov

      38° / 10°

    12. Dec

      25° / -2°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley, ID, 12.1 mi away at 6,249 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Pole Flat Campground

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