Surprise Lake, Sawtooth Range, Elmore County, Idaho     User input for Surprise Lake, Sawtooth Range, Elmore County, Idaho: Be the first to submit input for Surprise Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Beautiful Surprise Lake has much to offer visitors. Good hiking is available along the Yuba River Trail; you can stay the night at Queens River Campground. From a rain point of view Surprise Lake is a reasonably normal place; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow while July is ordinarily the driest month. Summertime highs at Surprise Lake frequently tend to be in the 80's while overnight lows are generally in the 40's. Highs through the       winter are usually in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Surprise Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is good on Salmon River; naturally Timpa Creek is a picturesque stream that is worth a visit. Surprise Lake is a beautiful lake in the Sawtooth Range. That right there is loads already, but it goes on; Surprise Lake has it all. A lake close by is Benedict Lake, and you can go for a hike on the Bull Moose Trail.                  And that's not everything there is to do here in the Sawtooth Range. You get a perfect vista of Plummer Peak from Surprise Lake, and Surprise Lake is a great location to camp, Powerplant Campground is a great location. Hit the slopes at Soldier Mountain Ski Resort close by, and there's great hiking along the Black Warrior Creek Trail. Just can't get enough of the Sawtooth Range.   Clarion Inn Ketchum, Ketchum 49 miles away Nestled in the heart of the Sawtooth Mountains. Just one block to nightlife, shops and fine dining. Free bus service to all ski lifts and the entire sun valley area. Come see us soon!... Sun Valley Elkhorn, Ketchum 49 miles away The beautiful Elkhorn Valley location is positioned only minutes away from Sun Valley and downtown Ketchum. A complimentary shuttle bus services these locations year round, which can whisk you away to... Current weather conditions at Surprise Lake, Sawtooth Range, Elmore County, Idaho Local climate location: LOWMAN 21 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 43.93583 Longitude: -115.0547 Sawtooth Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Sawtooth Range. Sawtooth Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Sawtooth Range. Idaho Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Idaho Elmore County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Elmore County Books about Surprise Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Surprise Lake, Sawtooth Range, Elmore 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 Surprise 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 Surprise Lake.   Hotels Near Surprise Lake: Clarion Inn Ketchum, Ketchum, 49 miles away Sun Valley Elkhorn, Ketchum, 49 miles away Best Western Tyrolean Lodge, Ketchum, 49 miles away Best Western Kentwood Lodge, Ketchum, 50 miles away Sun Valley Neighborhood, Ketchum, 50 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Surprise Lake: Powerplant Campground, Elmore County, 7 miles away Queens River Campground, Elmore County, 12 miles away Alturas Inlet Campground, Blaine County, 12 miles away Grandjean Campground, Custer County, 13 miles away   Ski Areas Near Surprise Lake: Soldier Mountain Ski Resort, Idaho, 30 miles away       2030 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Surprise Lake: Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 12 miles long (Hellroaring Creek to Redfish Lake Creek)   National Parks Near Surprise Lake: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Hagerman - ID, 57 miles away   Trails Near Surprise Lake: Bull Moose Trail, Custer County, 12 miles away Yuba River Trail, Elmore County, 13 miles away Black Warrior Creek Trail, Elmore County, 14 miles away   Lakes Near Surprise Lake: Benedict Lake, Boise CountyCounty, 1 miles away