Warm Lake
Campground · Idaho · 7 bookable sites ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Boise National Forest (NF) · Open Access
- 7
- Bookable sites
- 60 ft
- Max rig length
- up to 16
- People per site
- 5,370 ft
- Elevation
Overview
Warm Lake Campground is near the eastern shore of beautiful Warm Lake, at an elevation of 5,300 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and viewing local wildlife.
Recreation
Warm Lake offers great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout. Boating, canoeing and swimming are popular activities. A developed swim beach is available less than a quarter-mile away, at Warm Lake Lodge.Billy Rice Swim Beach is just over a mile from the campground, on the north side of the lake. The area offers a day-use site for picnicking and swimming. A boat ramp is located at nearby Shoreline Campground.
The surrounding area offers great hiking, mountain biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding, and hunting. The WeWuKiye (Wa Wu Kia) Trail No. 252 was recently built and can be accessed at Shoreline Campground. It is popular for hiking and mountain biking.
For off-road vehicle enthusiasts, Telephone Ridge Trail No. 112 offers 20 miles of trails for all riding levels, with staging areas within the campground and up the road at Shoreline Campground.
Facilities
This small campground provides campsites equipped with a picnic table, campfire ring and grill. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided at the campground, but electricity is not available.Roads and parking spurs within the facility are gravel. The lake is not visible from the campground.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a scenic forest of towering, old-growth ponderosa pine, which provides partial shade in the campground. Chipmunk Creek runs alongside the campground. Summer wildflowers are abundant.A variety of wildlife including bears, deer, elk, fox, grouse, eagles, osprey, grosbeaks, whooping cranes and otters, lives around the lake.
Nearby Attractions
Warm Lake Lodge is located across the road from the campground and has a restaurant and small store with camping and fishing essentials.The facts
- Season: Mid-May – Mid-Sepember — USDA Forest Service, Aug 24, 2026
- 7 bookable sites
- 13 sites in total, including non-bookable
- Vehicles up to 60 ft
- Up to 16 people per site
- Loops: MANAGEMENT SITES, WARM
Site types
- 7 Standard Nonelectric
- 6 Management
Amenities
- Campfires allowed
- Shade
Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups, fire pits, picnic tables, grills, pets allowed.
13 campsites at Warm Lake
| Site | Loop | Type | Entry | Surface | Max rig | People | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | MANAGEMENT SITES | Management | — | — | — | — | |
| 005 | MANAGEMENT SITES | Management | — | — | — | — | |
| 008 | MANAGEMENT SITES | Management | — | — | — | — | |
| 011 | MANAGEMENT SITES | Management | — | — | — | — | |
| 012 | MANAGEMENT SITES | Management | — | — | — | — | |
| XXX | MANAGEMENT SITES | Management | Back In | Gravel | 35 ft | 8 | |
| 002 | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | 30 ft | 8 | |
| 003 | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | 35 ft | 8 | |
| 004 | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | 30 ft | 8 | |
| 006 Double Site | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | 60 ft | 16 | |
| 007 | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | 36 ft | 8 | |
| 009 | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | 60 ft | 8 | |
| 010 | WARM | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | 60 ft | 8 |
Getting there
From Boise, Idaho, travel 85 miles north on Highway 55 to Cascade. Turn east on Warm Lake Highway and travel 25 miles to Forest Road 579KA. Turn south and travel a short distance to the campground.
44.65222, -115.65556 · 44°39'8.0"N 115°39'20.0"W
Typical weather
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Low °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 6.8 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Warm Lake
- Can you reserve a site at Warm Lake?
- Yes, Warm Lake is reservable through Recreation.gov.
- How many campsites does Warm Lake have?
- 13 sites in total, of which 7 can be booked.
- What is the maximum RV length at Warm Lake?
- 60 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
- Are campfires allowed at Warm Lake?
- Campfires are allowed at Warm Lake. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.
Camping near Warm Lake
- Shoreline 0.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Picnic Point (Id) 0.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Stolle Meadows Cabin 4.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- South Fork Salmon River Campground 2.3 mi · Campground
- Summit Lake Campground 3.5 mi · Campground
- Wildlife Viewing South Fork Salmon - Fish Viewing 4 mi · Facility
- Penny Springs Campground 4.5 mi · Campground
- Stolle Meadows Guard Station - Rental Cabin 4.7 mi · Campground
- Buck Mountain Campground 6 mi · Campground
- Penn Basin Campground 6.7 mi · Campground
- Trout Creek Campground 8.2 mi · Campground
- Rice Peak Trailhead 9.7 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone 208-382-7400
- Book Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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