About Stanley Lake Campground
Stanley Lake Campground is located on the shoreline above beautiful Stanley Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountains. Stanley Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow, cutthroat, brook and bull trout. A boat ramp is located just outside the campground. The Idaho Centennial Trail passes nearby and can be accessed from the Stanley Lake Trailhead across the lake. The campground offers 17 reservable sites, as well as additional first come, first served sites. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and spurs within the site are gravel. A scenic overlook is located next to sites 3 and 4, with outstanding views of McGowan Peak and Stanley Lake. Painters and photographers frequent the overlook to capture the views. The campground is situated on a hillside above the lake in a thick grove of lodgepole pines, at an elevation of 6,500…
- 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: 6 mi northwest of Stanley, ID · 44.24861, -115.0525
- 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–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 Spur B | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Stanley Lake Cg | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Stanley Lake Interpretive | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Iron Creek - Stanley Lake | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 14.5 mi |
| Stanley Lake Inlet Trail | Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 0.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | Dirt bike | 1.4 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: 2.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Lake View Campground 0.1 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi NW of Stanley 0.7 mi
- Stanley RV + Camp 2.3 mi
- Elk Creek Campground (Sawtooth Nf) 3 mi
- Sheep Trail Campground 4 mi
- Iron Creek Campground 4 mi