About Chinook Bay Campground
Chinook Bay Campground is composed of 13 campsites on the north side of Little Redfish Lake on Little Redfish Creek and is situated in a lodgepole pine overstory. All sites are first-come, first-serve. Kayaking, canoeing, wading, hiking, biking, and floating are popular activities. Redfish Lake offers interpretive trails, a visitor center, interpretive programs, equestrian stables, boat rentals, and a dump station. Several trailheads are in the surrounding area including Alpine Way and Redfish trail which lead into the Sawtooth Wilderness, and Boundary Creek trail which leads into the White Clouds Wilderness. Photography of the beautiful Sawtooth and White Clouds Wilderness areas and surrounding lakes and mountains is very popular here. Motorized watercraft are not allowed on Little Redfish Lake.
- Fees: [Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1097846.pdf)
- Season: May – September
- Managed by: USFS - Sawtooth National Forest
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Stanley, ID · 44.16404, -114.90451
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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Amenities:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Sep–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook Bay. C. G. | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Chinook Bay C.G. A | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Rock Shelter | Horse | 0.2 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Alpine Way | Horse | 0.8 mi | 16.7 mi |
| Sunny Gulch | Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 9.3 mi |
| Redfish Corral | Horse | 1.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 7.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Mountain View Campground 0.2 mi
- Campsite · 4 mi SE of Stanley 0.5 mi
- Redfish Campground 0.5 mi
- Sunny Gulch Campground 0.9 mi
- Buckhorn 0.9 mi
- Campsite · 3 mi S of Stanley 1.1 mi