About Mountain View Campground
This campground is located on the east side of Little Redfish Lake. There are six campsites which are all first-come, first-serve. Enjoy fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and camping alongside Little Redfish Lake. Several trailheads are in the surrounding area including Alpine Way and Redfish 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. Redfish Lake Visitor Center offers informational and interpretive programs. 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: Sawtooth National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Stanley, ID · 44.16168, -114.90476
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Cg Spur A | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Mountain View C. G. | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Rock Shelter | Horse | 0.3 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Alpine Way | Horse | 0.8 mi | 16.7 mi |
| Redfish Corral | Horse | 1.0 mi | |
| Sunny Gulch | Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 9.3 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: 7.7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Chinook Bay Campground 0.2 mi
- Campsite · 4 mi SE of Stanley 0.6 mi
- Redfish Campground 0.7 mi
- Buckhorn 0.9 mi
- Redfish Corrals 1 mi
- Sunny Gulch Campground 1 mi