Big Trinity Cabin
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Idaho · Lake fishing · Mountain Home · Near Idaho City
Dismal Swamp
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Dismal Swamp is a 14-acre pond near Mountain Home, Idaho, at about 6,640 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Restaurant
On your way back · 24 miIf it rains Ninemeyer Hot Springs
Hot spring
On your way back · 10 mi
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- Camp Perkins30 mi away
- Garden Valley RV Park38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Dismal Swamp
Best months: June–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.
Jan
29° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
35° / 7°
12 wet
Mar
42° / 14°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 21°
12 wet
May
60° / 30°
12 wet
Jun
69° / 35°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 39°
6 wet
Aug
80° / 37°
5 wet
Sep
70° / 31°
7 wet
Oct
55° / 24°
9 wet
Nov
39° / 14°
12 wet
Dec
28° / 6°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley Rs, ID, 37.5 mi away at 6,495 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more waters worth the drive
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Payette River: South Fork
~1h 3m drive
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Big Lookout Lake
~16 min drive
Big Lookout Lake is an 8-acre lake near Mountain Home, Idaho, at about 8,239 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Deadwood Reservoir
~1h 14m drive
Deadwood Reservoir is a 2,948-acre reservoir in Idaho.
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Boise River
~1h 9m drive
Boise River is a river in Idaho.
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Payette River: Confluence
~1h 10m drive
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Dandy Lake
~33 min drive
Dandy Lake is a 6-acre lake near Mountain Home, Idaho, at about 8,488 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Salmon River
~1h 9m drive
Salmon River is a river in Idaho.
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Anderson Ranch Reservoir
~37 min drive
Anderson Ranch Reservoir is a 4,463-acre reservoir in Idaho.
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Payette River: Deer Creek
~1h 11m drive
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Perkons Lake
~34 min drive
Perkons Lake is a 9-acre lake near Fairfield, Idaho, at about 8,710 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
