About Smokey Bear (Alturas) Campground
Smokey Bear Campground is composed of 8 single-sites and 3 double-sites on beautiful Alturas Lake situated in a mixed conifer setting. All sites are first-come, first-serve. A group picnic area is located on the east side of the campground. Trails at the end of Forest Road 205 lead to Alturas Lake Creek, Eureka Gulch and to Alpine Creek to the north in the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness. At this campground there is a boat ramp and boat trailer parking area. This is a superb place to spend sunny summer days fishing for trout, sailing, motorized boating, swimming, and picnicking by the lake. .
- Fees: [Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and…
- Season: June – September
- Managed by: USFS - Sawtooth National Forest
- Where: 20 mi south of Stanley, ID · 43.91979, -114.86267
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Bear C G B | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Smoky Bear C G | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Cabin Creek | Horse | 1.1 mi | 3.4 mi |
| Beaver Creek Horseshoe Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.2 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Beaver Creek ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Alturas Lake-Mattingly | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.5 mi | 12.2 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
- North Shore (Alturas) Campground 0.2 mi
- Smokey Lodge 0.3 mi
- Luther Heights Bible Camp 0.7 mi
- Alturas Tent Camping Area 0.7 mi
- Camp Cabin Creek 1.2 mi
- Perkins Lake 1.2 mi