Buck Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho     User input for Buck Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho: Be the first to submit input for Buck Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you like lakes and you're in this part of Idaho you can check out Buck Lake. This location rules, just check out all the cool stuff to do next to Buck Lake. Sheepeater Hot Springs Campground is a splendid campground nearby. This lake is located in the wonderful Salmon River Mountains. Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! The Salmon River Mountains rules! Why not take a refreshing hike along the Big Chief Creek Trail; if you came for an overnight stay       Pistol Creek Campground is a glorious place to camp. The yearly precipitation here at Buck Lake is about average; January is the wettest month with most snow, and July on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Mule Hill Trail, and if you come at the right time of year, Rapid River offers some great whitewater. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Buck Lake; Big Baldy Ridge Trail is a wonderful local                  trail, and what would winter be without some skiing at Brundage Mountain. High temperatures at Buck Lake through the months of summer are in the 70's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 30's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Buck Lake. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Salmon River - Middle Fork; some of the water close by flows, like Remington Creek.   Current weather conditions at Buck Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho Local climate location: WARREN 20 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 44.78806 Longitude: -115.2672 Salmon River Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Salmon River Mountains. Salmon River Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Salmon River Mountains. Idaho Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Idaho Valley County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Valley County Books about Buck Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Buck Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho. Outdoors Recreation Near Mountain Home, Idaho Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mountain Home, Idaho, the metro area neareast to Buck Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Idaho Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Idaho.     These outdoors activities are available near Buck Lake.   Camp Grounds Near Buck Lake: Pistol Creek Campground, Valley County, 9 miles away Sheepeater Hot Springs Campground, Valley County, 9 miles away Velvet Falls Campground, Valley County, 10 miles away Guard Station Campground, Valley County, 11 miles away   Ski Areas Near Buck Lake: Brundage Mountain, Idaho, 16 miles away       1800 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Buck Lake: Rapid River, Custer CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class IV - 13 miles long (Float Creek to confluence with Middle Fork Salmon) Salmon River - Middle Fork, Custer CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Marsh Creek to Boundary Creek) Bear Valley Creek, Valley CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 7 miles long (Fir Creek Campground to Middle Fork Salmon confluence)   Trails Near Buck Lake: Mule Hill Trail, Valley County, 3 miles away Big Baldy Ridge Trail, Valley County, 5 miles away Big Chief Creek Trail, Valley County, 7 miles away