Boulder Meadows Reservoir
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Boulder Meadows Reservoir open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Payette National Forest.
Over Snow Vehicle Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-638 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Brundage Mountain Resort Snowcat Route Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-637 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Lost Valley Log Hauling
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · USFS · Payette National Forest
Granite Mountain Over Snow Vehicle Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-635 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Gordon Titus Upper Elevation Parking Lot Winter Restrictions
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-543 · USFS · Payette National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Payette National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Boulder Meadows Reservoir is a 32-acre reservoir near McCall, Idaho, at about 6,263 feet.
Local outfitters
- Black Bear RV Park6 mi away
- Arrowhead RV Park25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Boulder CreekHiking0.2 mi
- Louie Lake TrailHiking0.4 mi
Twin PeaksSummitPhoto: BLMIdaho, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- Jug Handle BoulderingRock climbing1.4 mi
- Lake ForkCamping3.9 mi
- Rapid Creek DispersedCamping5.7 mi
- Rapid CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
- Buckhorn CreekCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Antelope (Boise National Forest, ID)Lake fishing · ~1h 6m drive
- North Fork Payette Rec SiteRiver fishing · ~17 min drive
- Deadwood ReservoirLake fishing · ~1h 11m drive
- EastsideLake fishing · ~1h 6m drive
- Cascade Ranger District and OfficeRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Boulder LakeLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Lower Jug Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Payette LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Payette LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Payette LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Boulder Meadows Reservoir
Best months: June–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
31° / 13°
15 wet
Feb
35° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
42° / 21°
16 wet
Apr
50° / 28°
13 wet
May
61° / 36°
13 wet
Jun
69° / 42°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 47°
4 wet
Aug
81° / 45°
4 wet
Sep
71° / 38°
6 wet
Oct
56° / 29°
9 wet
Nov
40° / 21°
13 wet
Dec
30° / 14°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mccall Ap, ID, 6.8 mi away at 5,013 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.
