Buck Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Lemhi County, Idaho

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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Buck Lake. Buck Lake is located in the Salmon River Mountains. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things near Buck Lake. If you come at the right time of year, Panther Creek offers some great whitewater. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Camas Creek; of course, this is a good area for folks who like lakes, Alpine Lake is a lake in close proximity.
Now, you may imagine that's a lot but
 
   there's even more entertaining things to do here in the Salmon River Mountains. Take a hike on the Ship Island Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Buck Lake has to offer, you can camp at Yellowjacket Campground. At Buck Lake you don’t see much rain; through June this area sees the most rain; the driest month is February. On a gorgeous day you obtain a panorama of Puddin Mountain from Buck Lake; hiking along the South Fork Trail is splendid  
               fun.
Buck Lake is right by the Waterfall Trail. There's so much to do here at Buck Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Crags Campground is a great place for that. At Buck Lake all through the warm months highs are in the 80's. Summer night lows plunge down to the 40's. Throughout the winter this place gets highs in the 20's, and nighttime lows at Buck Lake during the winter generally plunge into the 0's.

 

Current weather conditions at Buck Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Lemhi County, Idaho
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Local climate location: COBALT 31 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.09778
Longitude: -114.5942

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These outdoors activities are available near Buck Lake.
 Camp Grounds Near Buck Lake:
Yellowjacket Campground, Lemhi County, 3 miles away
Crags Campground, Lemhi County, 5 miles away
Middle Fork Peak Campground, Lemhi County, 7 miles away
Rattlesnake Creek Campground, Lemhi County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Buck Lake:
Camas Creek, Lemhi CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class V - 13 miles long (Duck Creek to confluence with M.Fork Salmon)
Panther Creek, Lemhi CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Clear Creek to Main Salmon confluence)
Monumental Creek, Valley CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III-IV - 60 miles long (Upper Monumental Campground to Cache Bar)
 Trails Near Buck Lake:
Waterfall Trail, Lemhi County, 3 miles away
Ship Island Trail, Lemhi County, 3 miles away
South Fork Trail, Lemhi County, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Buck Lake:
Alpine Lake, Lemhi CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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