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USFSCaribou-Targhee National Forest · Idaho

Pine Creek Campground

The Pine Creek Campground has 10 single units and restrooms No Host; No Services; Dispersed Camping allowed in off season
Sites0all reservable
Elev.6,572ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Idaho Falls1h15real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 6,572 ft, Pine Creek Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
85%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 14
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 18.
52°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Idaho Falls
58 mi
1h15
02
Boise
339 mi
5h45
03
Coeur d'Alene
525 mi
9h01
By drive time
Idaho Falls · 1h15Boise · 5h45Coeur d'Alene · 9h01Camp

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

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
6
Peaks
3
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

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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