About Point Campground
Point Campground is located next to beautiful Redfish Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range at an elevation of 6,500 feet. Point Campground is in the heart of the beautiful Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Redfish Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon. Little Redfish Lake is just down the road, offering additional fishing and canoeing. A designated swimming beach and dock are located at the adjacent public day-use area. Sandy Beach Boat Ramp is across the lake, about a mile away. This small campground offers eight walk-to tent sites and eight sites for tents, trucks with campers and vans only; no motor homes or trailers allowed. Most sites have lake views. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved. A dump station is nearby. Summer…
- 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: 5 mi south of Stanley, ID · 44.13556, -114.93167
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfish Creek - Baron Creek | Horse | 0.2 mi | 21.1 mi |
| Grand Mogul | Hiking | 0.8 mi | 7.4 mi |
| Fishhook Nature Trail | Hiking | 0.8 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Fishhook Trail | Horse | 0.9 mi | 2.8 mi |
| N Shore Picnic Area | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Orion | Hiking | 0.9 mi | 0.1 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: 8.4 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Sockeye Campground 0.7 mi
- Mt. Heyburn Campground 0.8 mi
- North Shore Picnic Area 1 mi
- Outlet Campground 1.1 mi
- Redfish Lake Recreation Complex 1.1 mi
- Redfish Corrals 1.2 mi