USFSKootenai National Forest · Idaho

Bad Medicine Campground

The Bad Medicine Campground is located 25 miles south of Troy on Hwy 56, at the south end of Bull Lake.The campground has 18 sites including one host site, with tables and fire rings, most offering an

Sites0all reservable

Elev.2,388ft

Comf.May-Oct6 months

Max rigtents

Electricnonesites

From Coeur d'Alene2h24real road time

The honest read

Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,388 ft, Bad Medicine Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE

avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul

May-Oct

Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.

84%

Of summer weekend-days are dry.

May 3

Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.

56°F

Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS

Coeur d'Alene

103 mi

2h24

Idaho Falls

467 mi

8h36

Boise

480 mi

10h34

By drive time

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments

Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access

yes

To nearest major road

0 mi

Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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