Idaho · Hiking

Beaver Creek

0.8 mi
round trip
231 ft
climb
7,487 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Aug
best months

Is Beaver Creek open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Sawtooth National Forest.

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

Beaver Creek is a short, out-and-back hike in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, part of the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 0.8 miles long with a one-way climb of about 230 feet, from a low point of roughly 7,260 feet to a high of about 7,487 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Stanley show July and August highs around 80°F with lows in the upper 30s and only five or six wet days a month. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the creek run cooler. The trail is natural-surface and allows both horses and bikes. Livingston Creek and Gardner Creek are both hikes about 2 miles away, and Holman Creek Campground is about 4 miles off.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Beaver Creek

    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.

    1. Jan

      29° / 4°

      12 wet

    2. Feb

      35° / 7°

      12 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 14°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 21°

      12 wet

    5. May

      60° / 30°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 35°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 39°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 37°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 31°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      55° / 24°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 14°

      12 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / 6°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley Rs, ID, 16.1 mi away at 6,495 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

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