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6,000–10,500 ft · ID🚗 Directions
Sawtooth NRA and Sawtooth Wilderness. Granite peaks, lodgepole pine, subalpine meadows. Spring morels follow snowmelt up the valleys. King boletes in spruce-fir zones.
Updated May 29, 4:02 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.1.03"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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Sawtooth National Forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Dispersed camping along Iron Creek. Near Wapiti Fire burn perimeter.
Sawtooth National Forest
63 sites
Sawtooth NRA flagship campground. Lodgepole pine with morel and bolete habitat.
Sawtooth National Forest
Sawtooth National Forest
⚠ Road Access Notice
Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.
1.04"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
40°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.1%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
steady
soil too cold (40°F, 1/7 days above 48°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
soil too cold (40°F, 0/7 days above 55°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
soil too cold (40°F, 0/7 days above 55°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
soil too cold (40°F, 0/7 days above 50°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
soil too cold (40°F, 0/7 days above 50°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
soil too cold (40°F, 0/7 days above 50°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.