U.S. Forest Service · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Idaho

Big Creek Group Campground

Big Creek Campground is a great place for fishing.

First-come, first-served

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Big Creek Group Campground
Photo from the area. Idaho National Laboratory (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Big Creek Group Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.06 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.95 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.26 inches of precipitationApril: 1.43 inches of precipitationMay: 1.93 inches of precipitationJune: 1.25 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.51 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.65 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.13 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.23 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.95 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.14 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 23.2°F averageFebruary: 27.9°F averageMarch: 38.4°F averageApril: 46.0°F averageMay: 54.8°F averageJune: 62.6°F averageJuly: 70.8°F averageAugust: 69.5°F averageSeptember: 60.1°F averageOctober: 47.1°F averageNovember: 34.1°F averageDecember: 24.0°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Idaho Falls - Kifi, less than a mile from the recreation area point at 4,742 feet, station USC00104455 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year.

Getting there

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 43.51° N, 112.01° W. Call the office before you drive.
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Video

Video of Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park), NC from Myron C.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Big Creek Group Campground?

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

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest