About North Shore (Alturas) Campground
The North Shore campground is composed of 10 single-sites and 4 double-sites on beautiful Alturas lake and is situated in a mixed conifer setting. All sites are first-come, first-serve. Spend sunny summer days fishing for trout, waterskiing, sailing, motorized boating, swimming, and picnicking by the lake. Cabin Creek trail head to the north or Alturas Lake Creek trail head to the west provide hiking trails into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness.
- Fees: [Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1097846.pdf)
- Season: June – September
- Managed by: USFS - Sawtooth National Forest
- Where: 21 mi south of Stanley, ID · 43.91839, -114.86693
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore C G | ATV road | at camp | 0.5 mi |
| Smoky Bear C G | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Cabin Creek | Horse | 1.0 mi | 3.4 mi |
| Alturas Lake-Mattingly | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 12.2 mi |
| Alpine Creek | Hiking | 2.4 mi | 3.0 mi |
| Beaver Creek Horseshoe Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.4 mi | 0.3 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: 23.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Smokey Bear (Alturas) Campground 0.2 mi
- Smokey Lodge 0.4 mi
- Luther Heights Bible Camp 0.9 mi
- Alturas Tent Camping Area 1 mi
- Camp Cabin Creek 1.3 mi
- Perkins Lake 1.5 mi