U.S. Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Idaho

Steer Basin Campground

First-come, first-served

Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.

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1fire
active
Stinson Creek Rx 2026 (prescribed burn) · 29 mi away · 450 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Steer Basin Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.95 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.68 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.98 inches of precipitationApril: 1.13 inches of precipitationMay: 1.46 inches of precipitationJune: 0.99 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.31 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.43 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.53 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.77 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.82 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.23 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 29.1°F averageFebruary: 32.8°F averageMarch: 40.9°F averageApril: 46.5°F averageMay: 55.4°F averageJune: 63.8°F averageJuly: 73.0°F averageAugust: 71.3°F averageSeptember: 61.8°F averageOctober: 49.3°F averageNovember: 36.6°F averageDecember: 28.5°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Twin Falls Sun Vly Rgnl AP, 18 miles from the campground at 4,151 feet, station USW00094178 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 10 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates42.2797° N, 114.2594° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Stinson Creek Rx 2026

    29 mi from the campground · 450 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearXtreme RV ↗20.7 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗34.7 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Worth a stop

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.4 mi
    Harrington Fork ↗
    9.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 1.8 mi
    Rim View ↗
    9.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2 mi
    Third Fork Rock Cr ↗
    7.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 2.2 mi
    Wahlstrom Hollow
    3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 3.4 mi
    Second Fork ↗
    5.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 4.1 mi
    Mud Springs
    2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Steer Basin Campground?

No. Steer Basin Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: How first-come camping works

What if Steer Basin Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Third Fork Campground (1.9 mi, first-come), Schipper Campground (3 mi, first-come), and Lower Penstemon (6 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby