Sawtooth / Stanley Basin

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Sawtooth NRA and Sawtooth Wilderness. Granite peaks, lodgepole pine, subalpine meadows. Spring morels follow snowmelt up the valleys. King boletes in spruce-fir zones.

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Updated Apr 13, 6:35 PM

Foraging Potential35/100

✅Moisture

❌Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.65"

Precip 14d

2.15"

Soil Temp

37°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

164%

Drought

None

Snowmelt

steady

Limiting Factors

Soil too coldOutside season windowHard freeze in 48h

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Nearby Camping

ALTURAS LAKE INLET

developed

USFS~0.8 mi from center

Reserve →

Alturas Inlet Campground

developed

USFS~1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

North Shore Campground

developed

~2.1 mi from center

North Shore (Alturas) Campground

developed

USFS~2.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Smokey Bear Campground

developed

~2.3 mi from center

Smokey Bear (Alturas) Campground

developed

USFS~2.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Luther Heights Bible Camp

developed

Luther Heights~2.9 mi from center

Reserve →

ALTURAS LAKE PICNIC AREA (ID)

developed

USFS~3 mi from center

Reserve →

Redfish Lake

developed

USFS6,550 ft~3 mi from center$22/night

63 sites

Sawtooth NRA flagship campground. Lodgepole pine with morel and bolete habitat.

vault toiletwaterfire ringpicnic tableboat ramp

Open Jun–SepReserve →

Alturas Tent Camping Area

developed

USFS~3.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Camp Cabin Creek

developed

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints~3.3 mi from center

Perkins Lake

developed

USFS~3.6 mi from center

Camp Perkins

developed

Lutheran Outdoor Ministries~3.7 mi from center

Reserve →

Iron Creek Dispersed

dispersed

USFS6,800 ft~4 mi from centerFree/night

Dispersed camping along Iron Creek. Near Wapiti Fire burn perimeter.

fire ring

Open Jun–Oct

Stanley Lake

developed

USFS6,500 ft~5 mi from center$18/night

19 sites

Beautiful lake setting in Sawtooth NRA. Walk to mixed conifer habitat.

vault toiletwaterfire ring

Open Jun–SepReserve →

Pettit Lake Campground

developed

USFS~6 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Yellowbelly Lake

developed

USFS~7.1 mi from center

CHEMEKETAN CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~8 mi from center

Reserve →

Chemeketan Campground - Salmon River Headwaters

developed

USFS~8.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Chemeketan Campground

developed

Sawtooth National Forest~8.2 mi from center

Reserve →

Power Plant Campground

developed

USFS~11.8 mi from center

Boise National Forest

Reserve →

Power Plant Campground

developed

USFS~11.8 mi from center

Bear Creek Transfer Camp

developed

USFS~11.9 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Riverside Campground (Idaho City)

developed

USFS~13 mi from center

Boise National Forest

Reserve →

ATLANTA CABIN

developed

USFS~13.2 mi from center

Reserve →

Redfish Inlet Campground

developed

USFS~14 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Redfish Lake Recreation Complex

developed

USFS~15.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Sockeye Campground

developed

USFS~16.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Prairie Campground

developed

~16.2 mi from center

Mt. Heyburn Campground

developed

USFS~16.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Sockeye Campground

developed

~16.2 mi from center

POINT CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~16.4 mi from center

Reserve →

OUTLET CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~16.6 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Point Campground

developed

USFS~16.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Redfish Outlet Campground

developed

~16.7 mi from center

NORTH SHORE PICNIC AREA

developed

USFS~16.9 mi from center

Reserve →

REDFISH CABIN

developed

USFS~16.9 mi from center

Reserve →

Glacier View Campground

developed

USFS~17.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

GLACIER VIEW CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~17.1 mi from center

Reserve →

Redfish Corrals

developed

USFS~17.4 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Buckhorn

developed

USFS~18.1 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Mountain View Campground

developed

USFS~18.1 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Chinook Bay Campground

developed

USFS~18.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Canyon Transfer Camp

developed

USFS~18.9 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Sunny Gulch Campground

developed

USFS~19 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Sunny Gulch Campgrounds

developed

~19 mi from center

SUNNY GULCH CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~19.1 mi from center

Reserve →

Bowns Campground

developed

USFS~20.3 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Sawtooth National Forest - Grandjean Campground

developed

USFS~20.8 mi from center

Grandjean Campground

developed

USFS~21.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Iron Creek Campground

developed

USFS~21.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Big Hole

developed

USFS~21.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Free dispersed camping

developed

~21.7 mi from center

Mountain Village Resort

developed

~22 mi from center

Baumgartner Campground

developed

USFS~22.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Willow Creek Transfer Camp

developed

USFS~22.3 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Willow Creek Campground

developed

~23.5 mi from center

Willow Creek Campground

developed

USFS~23.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Salmon River Campground

developed

~24.2 mi from center

Salmon River Campground

developed

USFS~24.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Casino Creek Campground

developed

~24.5 mi from center

Casino Creek Campground

developed

USFS~24.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Five Points

developed

~25 mi from center

Five Points Campground

developed

USFS~25.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Mormon Bend Campground

developed

~25.2 mi from center

Mormon Bend Campground

developed

USFS~25.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

STANLEY LAKE CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~25.2 mi from center

Reserve →

head of Stanley Lake, ID

developed

~25.2 mi from center

Site 12, Stanley Lk Cmpgrnd

developed

~25.3 mi from center

Stanley Lake Campground

developed

~25.3 mi from center

Lake View Campground

developed

USFS~25.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Basin Creek Campground

developed

~25.4 mi from center

Riverside Campground

developed

~25.4 mi from center

Riverside Campground

developed

USFS~25.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Lower O'Brien Campground

developed

USFS~26.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Marshall Creek Campground

developed

~26.7 mi from center

Elk Creek Campground - Hwy 21

developed

USFS~26.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Upper O'Brien Campground

developed

USFS~26.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Dutchman Flat Campground

developed

~26.8 mi from center

Stovepipe Springs

dispersed

USFS~26.8 mi from center

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Blind Creek Campground

developed

USFS~27.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

ELK CREEK CAMPGROUND (SAWTOOTH NF)

developed

USFS~27.7 mi from center

Reserve →

Flat Rock Campground

developed

USFS~28.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Pioneer Campground

developed

USFS~28.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Flat Rock Extension Campground

developed

USFS~28.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

SHEEP TRAIL CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~29.1 mi from center

Reserve →

Sheep Trail Campground

developed

~29.1 mi from center

Pole Flat Campground

developed

USFS~29.3 mi from center

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Whiskey Flats Campground

developed

USFS~30 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Whiskey Campground

developed

~30 mi from center

TRAP CREEK CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~30.2 mi from center

Reserve →

Holman Creek Campground

developed

USFS~30.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Trap Creek Campground - Hwy 21

developed

USFS~30.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Sawtooth National Forest

Reserve →

Trap Creek Campground

developed

~30.5 mi from center

Jerry's Creek Camping Area

dispersed

USFS~31 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

BULL TROUT

developed

USFS~32.7 mi from centerThere is a $5 fee for vehicles entering the campground for day use./night

Reserve →

Bull Trout Lake Campground & Group sites

developed

USFS~33.2 mi from center

Boise National Forest

Reserve →

Bench Creek Campground

developed

USFS~33.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Bonanza Group Campground

developed

USFS~33.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

CAPE HORN WINTER RENTAL

developed

USFS~34.4 mi from center

Reserve →

Thatcher Creek Campground

developed

~34.5 mi from center

Thatcher Campground

developed

USFS~34.6 mi from center

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Banner Creek Campground

developed

USFS~35 mi from center

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Custer #1 Campground

developed

USFS~36.4 mi from center

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Beaver Creek Campground

developed

USFS~37.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Lola Creek Campground

developed

USFS~37.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Lola Creek Campground

developed

USFS~37.7 mi from centerFee required/night

East Fork Campground

developed

~38.1 mi from center

Eightmile Camping Area

dispersed

USFS~38.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Fir Creek Campground

developed

~41.2 mi from center

Monte Cristo Camping Area

dispersed

USFS~44.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Josephus Lake Campground

dispersed

USFS~46.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Dagger Falls Campground

developed

USFS~47.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Boundary Creek Campground Complex

developed

USFS~47.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

BOUNDARY CREEK CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~47.8 mi from center

Reserve →

Tin Cup Campground

developed

~48.4 mi from center

Tin Cup Campground

dispersed

USFS~48.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Reserve →

Teepee Hole Campsite

developed

~48.7 mi from center

Cable Hole Campsite

developed

~49.2 mi from center

⚠ 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.