Papoose Lakes, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho     User input for Papoose Lakes, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho: Be the first to submit input for Papoose Lakes. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        The Big Chief Creek Trail offers hiking at its best, and Velvet Falls Campground is a great local campground. Papoose Lakes is one of the lakes here in the Salmon River Mountains. Throughout the summertime months, highs mostly are in the 70's at Papoose Lakes with nighttime lows in the 30's. Highs throughout the wintertime are typically in the 30's; nighttime lows at Papoose Lakes through the winter typically sink into the 0's. This place is unbeatable,       just explore all the entertaining stuff to do right next door to Papoose Lakes. Buck Lake is a great lake right next door to Papoose Lakes, and lakes are such peaceful spots, why not go to Artillery Lake. A common amount of precipitation falls here at Papoose Lakes; January is the wettest month with most snow, and the driest month of the year is July. There's tremendous hiking along the Big Baldy Ridge Trail, and glide down the rapids of Rapid River in a kayak.                  So much entertaining stuff to do in the Salmon River Mountains, not enough time. Don't leave Papoose Lakes without first going for a hike along the Mule Hill Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Pistol Creek Campground is a glorious site to camp. There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Salmon River Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Bear Valley Creek, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Brundage Mountain since you're here.   Current weather conditions at Papoose Lakes, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho Local climate location: WARREN 19 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 44.79444 Longitude: -115.2792 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 Papoose Lakes List of books available on Amazon.com about Papoose Lakes, 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 Papoose Lakes. 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 Papoose Lakes.   Camp Grounds Near Papoose Lakes: Pistol Creek Campground, Valley County, 10 miles away Velvet Falls Campground, Valley County, 10 miles away Sheepeater Hot Springs Campground, Valley County, 10 miles away Guard Station Campground, Valley County, 12 miles away   Ski Areas Near Papoose Lakes: Brundage Mountain, Idaho, 15 miles away       1800 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Papoose Lakes: Rapid River, Custer CountyCounty, 14 miles away       Class IV - 13 miles long (Float Creek to confluence with Middle Fork Salmon) Bear Valley Creek, Valley CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 7 miles long (Fir Creek Campground to Middle Fork Salmon confluence) Marsh Creek, Custer CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class II-III - 6 miles long (State Highway 21 to Middle Fork Salmon)   Trails Near Papoose Lakes: Mule Hill Trail, Valley County, 3 miles away Big Baldy Ridge Trail, Valley County, 6 miles away Big Chief Creek Trail, Valley County, 6 miles away   Lakes Near Papoose Lakes: Buck Lake, Valley CountyCounty, 1 miles away Artillery Lake, Valley CountyCounty, 7 miles away