Bacon Lake
- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 7 ft
- climb
- 6,350 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Bacon Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Bacon Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 0104-06-26-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Emergency Road Closure Forest Road 225, Slate Creek
Agency closure covering St. Joe Ranger District · Order 01-04-04-26-001 · USFS · St. Joe Ranger District
Abandoned Mines Area Closure
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 1-04-00-25-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bacon Lake is an easy out-and-back hike in Idaho's Idaho Panhandle National Forests, within the St. Joe Ranger District. The trail is about 1.2 miles long, with a low point of 5,884 feet and a high of 6,350 feet, and it gains about 7 feet of elevation. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is natural-surface, so it works for hikers, horses and bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mullan Pass show July and August highs around 70°F with only about six wet days a month, while winter highs stay near 28°F. The trail is open from June 1 to September 30. Bacon - Five Lakes is about half a mile away, and Never Sweat and Chamberlain Mountain Trail are both within about 3 miles. For an overnight stay, Spruce Tree campground is about 5.7 miles off.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Bacon Lake
Best months: July–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
28° / 19°
19 wet
Feb
28° / 19°
17 wet
Mar
34° / 22°
19 wet
Apr
40° / 27°
17 wet
May
50° / 36°
15 wet
Jun
58° / 42°
13 wet
Jul
70° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
69° / 51°
6 wet
Sep
59° / 44°
8 wet
Oct
44° / 32°
13 wet
Nov
32° / 23°
17 wet
Dec
27° / 18°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID, 37.7 mi away at 6,028 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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