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

Dry Canyon Campground

Dry Canyon Campground is located southeast of Malad City, ID, near Weston, ID. It's open from June through September with 3 single units. It offers vault restrooms. Enjoy the fishing, hunting and hiking in the area. No Water, Pack In Pack Out, Limited Cleaning and Toilet paper Refresh, First Come First Serve.

Closed for the seasonBooking not publishedTents only

More like this: first-come in Idaho · tent only in Idaho

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

StatusClosed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
SeasonMay
ForestCaribou-Targhee National Forest
BookingFree year-round; Pack in/Pack out trash. No water.

Caribou-Targhee National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Dry Canyon Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.53 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.25 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.99 inches of precipitationApril: 1.24 inches of precipitationMay: 1.84 inches of precipitationJune: 0.73 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.60 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.70 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.23 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.15 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.73 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.11 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 23.6°F averageFebruary: 28.4°F averageMarch: 38.5°F averageApril: 46.0°F averageMay: 54.6°F averageJune: 62.6°F averageJuly: 71.0°F averageAugust: 69.4°F averageSeptember: 59.9°F averageOctober: 47.5°F averageNovember: 35.1°F averageDecember: 24.8°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Malad City, 10 miles from the campground at 4,470 feet, station USW00024151 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates42.0578° N, 112.1428° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

RV sales & serviceRV sales & service ↗13.6 mi
Outdoor gearSierra ↗26 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, 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.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Video

Video of Dry Canyon Campground, ID from Alan B.

Worth a stop

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • under 0.1 mi
    Dry Canyon to Henderson
    2.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 0.1 mi
    Burnett to Dry Canyon
    4.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 0.3 mi
    Black Canyon Trail
    2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 0.4 mi
    Jenkins Hollow to Dry Canyon
    2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 1.3 mi
    Picnic Spring
    0.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 1.6 mi
    Burnett Canyon Connector
    1.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

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

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Reference

Questions people ask

Is Dry Canyon Campground open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season May.

Source: Forest Service status

Can I bring an RV to Dry Canyon Campground?

Dry Canyon Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Dry Canyon Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Third Creek Group Site (9.3 mi), Malad Summit Campground (21.3 mi, partly first-come), and Redpoint Campground (23.1 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby