Trail Creek
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Campground · 5.6 mi from the trail
Idaho · Hiking · Near Jackson
Ice Cove
- 3.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,492 ft
- climb
- 8,096 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Ice Cove open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Ice Cove is a moderate hike of about 3.8 miles in the Palisades Ranger District of Idaho's Caribou-Targhee National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 1,492 feet, starting at roughly 6,611 feet and reaching about 8,096 feet at the high point. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 43°F, and August is similar at about 78°F. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The trail is natural-surface and allows both horses and bikes. East Fork Palisades Creek and North Fork Palisades Creek both start about 0.1 mile away, and Corral Canyon is about 0.7 mile off. For an overnight, Trail Creek campground in Wyoming is about 5.6 miles away.
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- The Virginian RV Park16 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Ice Cove
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
24° / 2°
17 wet
Feb
28° / 7°
16 wet
Mar
38° / 15°
15 wet
Apr
47° / 24°
14 wet
May
60° / 32°
14 wet
Jun
69° / 37°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 43°
10 wet
Aug
78° / 41°
8 wet
Sep
68° / 35°
9 wet
Oct
53° / 25°
11 wet
Nov
36° / 15°
13 wet
Dec
25° / 3°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moose 1 Nne, WY, 23.5 mi away at 6,466 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.
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