Williams Lake Campground
- May–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
Is Williams Lake Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Stoddard Bridge Construction Closure
Agency alert covering Salmon-Challis National Forest · Order 0413-07-17 · USFS · Salmon-Challis National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Salmon-Challis National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 5,693 ft
- Salmon-Cobalt Ranger DistrictSalmon-Challis National Forest
Williams Lake Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District of Idaho's Salmon-Challis National Forest, about 7 miles from Shoup Bridge Campground and within easy reach of several trails in the surrounding area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September, when a nearby weather station records typical average highs around 76°F and lows near 41°F. July is warmer, with typical highs around 87°F, and winter is cold, with typical highs near 32°F and lows below 10°F. The station sits about 640 feet below the campground, so temperatures at the camp may run a bit cooler. Williams Lake Campground is not reservable. The closest trail is the Williams Lake Handicapped hike, about 0.4 miles away. Thunder Mountain Historic and Henry Creek are both within about 3 miles, and Lake Mountain is about 4.6 miles off.
- Williams Lake HandicappedHiking0.4 mi
- Thunder Mountain HistoricHiking1.8 mi
- Henry CreekHiking2.7 mi
- RattlesnakeHiking2.9 mi
- Lake MountainHiking4.6 mi
- North Fork Iron CreekHiking5.2 mi
- Powderhouse GulchMountain biking5.3 mi
- Shoup Bridge CampgroundCamping7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake Creek Camping AreaCamping · Next door
- Williams Lake CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Cougar Point CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Waddington Creek CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Shoup Bridge CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Salmon River R.V. ParkCamping · ~14 min drive
- Fort Limhi RV ParkCamping · ~20 min drive
- Iron Lake CampgroundCamping · ~22 min drive
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- McDonald Flat CampgroundCamping · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Williams Lake Campground
Best months: May–June and August–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
32° / 6°
3 wet
Feb
39° / 13°
3 wet
Mar
51° / 19°
4 wet
Apr
58° / 25°
5 wet
May
68° / 34°
7 wet
Jun
76° / 41°
6 wet
Jul
87° / 45°
4 wet
Aug
85° / 42°
4 wet
Sep
76° / 35°
5 wet
Oct
60° / 25°
5 wet
Nov
44° / 17°
4 wet
Dec
32° / 9°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at May 2sse, ID, 31.6 mi away at 5,050 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Williams Lake Campground
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