About Lake View Campground
Lake View Campground is composed of 6 campsites including 1 double site, situated in a lodgepole pine overstory on Stanley Lake. All sites are first-come, first-serve. There is a boat ramp near this campsite and Stanley Lake offers excellent swimming, boating, waterskiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow, cutthroat, brook and bull trout. There are several hiking trails in the area including Stanley Lake trail head, Elk Mountain trail head and Lady Face Falls is nearby. Beautiful McGowan peak with an elevation of 9,860 is visible to the south.
- 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: 7 mi northwest of Stanley, ID · 44.24956, -115.05499
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Lake Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.5 mi |
| Stanley Lake Cg Spur A | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Stanley Lake Interpretive | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Iron Creek - Stanley Lake | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 14.5 mi |
| Stanley Lake Inlet Trail | Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 0.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | Dirt bike | 1.2 mi | 3.6 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: 2.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Stanley Lake Campground 0.1 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi NW of Stanley 0.7 mi
- Stanley RV + Camp 2.4 mi
- Elk Creek Campground (Sawtooth Nf) 2.9 mi
- Sheep Trail Campground 3.9 mi
- Iron Creek Campground 4.2 mi