Glacier View Campground
1Heads up1 fire 33 mi away
- Right now
- Closed for the seasonOut of the season the agency publishes
- A night
- $26–$52Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 6864 on recreation.gov
- Season
- May 1 – September 30Open May 1 through September 30
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 7 notices
In the agency’s own words
Glacier View Campground is located next to beautiful Redfish Lake, beneath the Sawtooth Mountain Range, at an elevation of 6,500 feet. Keep reading
Recreation
Glacier View 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. The Redfish Lake Visitor Center is within 1/4-mile, offering interpretive activities, evening programs and wildlife, geology and historical exhibits.
Facilities
The campground offers several family sites, many with views of the lake and rugged Mount Heyburn. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs throughout the site are paved. Younger visitors love the campground's two playgrounds. Sandy Beach Boat Ramp is less than a mile away and an RV dump station is just over a mile away.
Natural Features
Summer wildflowers are plentiful, lodgepole pines provide partial shade and Fishhook Creek is nearby. Temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.
Nearby Attractions
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area offers a myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities; an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscross the valley and surrounding mountains. Alpine Way, Fishhook Creek, Redfish Lake Creek and Bench Lakes Trails all offer trailheads in the immediate area. The Idaho Centennial Trail passes nearby. The Salmon River offers excellent fishing for rainbow trout, Westslope cutthroat trout and occasional hybrid cutbows and bull trout. Popular area events include an Arts and Crafts Fair in July, and Wagon Days, Salmon Festival, Quilt Fair, and Fireman's Ball in September.
What the agency tells you
Stay limit of 10 days is strictly enforced
Standard Single Family sites: Recreation Use Fee allows ONE camping unit ONLY. Extra Vehicles: Your camp fee includes the first vehicle only in a single site and the first 2 vehicles in a double site. All other vehicles will be charged 50% of the posted camp fee at the time of check-in and cannot be paid for in advance. Coordinate with the host for payment and where to park.
Late Arrivals: campers are not considered a "no-show" until 24 hours after arrival date check in time. Our policy is that your site will not be released before that.
Everything else this campground posts · 4
Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Click here for more info about the Sawtooth National Forest
• Traffic delays of up to 10 minutes while traveling into the campground • Work hours of 8am to 8pm Monday – Thursday, and 8am to 5pm on Friday (Noise Issues) • Construction commotion during working hours
Opening and closing dates are weather permitting, please call 928-537-8888 for more information.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 68
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 67 ft
- Paved pads
- 66 of 68
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…of the lake and rugged Mount Heyburn. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…rugged Mount Heyburn. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs throughout…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Beach
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Swimming
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 172nd darkest of 523 in ID
- Bortle 2
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 64 of the 68 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $26–$52 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
78 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 63 mapped sitesAll 78 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 63 of the 78 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 68 of the 78 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| A | 001 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 84 ft | 350 ft | 843 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 003 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 83 ft | 343 ft | 909 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 004 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 84 ft | 431 ft | 927 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 005 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 64 ft | 392 ft | 992 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 006 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 97 ft | 521 ft | 1,021 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 007 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 64 ft | 454 ft | 1,040 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 008 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 111 ft | 353 ft | 1,185 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 009 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 88 ft | 326 ft | 1,260 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 010 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 88 ft | 255 ft | 1,294 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 011 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 90 ft | 287 ft | 1,357 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 012 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 90 ft | 199 ft | 1,398 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 013 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 83 ft | 293 ft | 1,485 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 014 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 83 ft | 223 ft | 1,554 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 015 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 84 ft | 310 ft | 1,595 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 016 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 75 ft | 247 ft | 1,678 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 017 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 75 ft | 298 ft | 1,684 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 018 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 90 ft | 394 ft | 1,572 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 019 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 95 ft | 484 ft | 1,497 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 020 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 84 ft | 450 ft | 1,376 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 021 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 84 ft | 527 ft | 1,391 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 022 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 68 ft | 496 ft | 1,290 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 023 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 68 ft | 557 ft | 1,295 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 024 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 142 ft | 635 ft | 1,117 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 025 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 101 ft | 576 ft | 1,034 ft | $26–$52 | |
| A | 026 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 105 ft | 489 ft | 1,119 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 027 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 64 ft | 579 ft | 695 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 028 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 105 ft | 671 ft | 798 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 029 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 77 ft | 485 ftFishhook Creek | 829 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 030 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 77 ft | 562 ftFishhook Creek | 759 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 031 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 127 ft | 568 ftFishhook Creek | 708 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 032 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 91 ft | 687 ft | 584 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 033 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 85 ft | 669 ft | 491 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 034 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 85 ft | 631 ft | 498 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 035 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 78 ft | 546 ft | 411 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 036 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 78 ft | 552 ft | 368 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 037 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 82 ft | 475 ft | 387 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 038 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 90 ft | 446 ft | 304 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 039 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 129 ft | 347 ft | 337 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 040 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 83 ft | 463 ft | 494 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 041 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 83 ft | 389 ft | 484 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 042 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 64 ft | 535 ft | 632 ft | $26–$52 | |
| B | 043 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 91 ft | 462 ft | 622 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 044 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 68 ft | 508 ft | 799 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 045 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 68 ft | 576 ft | 858 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 046 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 72 ft | 636 ft | 930 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 047 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 76 ft | 711 ft | 1,024 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 048 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 76 ft | 769 ft | 1,052 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 049 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 77 ft | 763 ft | 1,097 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 050 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 84 ft | 832 ft | 1,138 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 051 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 88 ft | 799 ft | 1,179 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 052 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 71 ft | 743 ft | 1,293 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 053 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 97 ft | 805 ft | 1,406 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 054 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 71 ft | 811 ft | 1,309 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 055 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 59 ft | 917 ftFishhook Creek | 1,402 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 056 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 59 ft | 926 ftFishhook Creek | 1,347 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 057 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 83 ft | 831 ftFishhook Creek | 1,353 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 058 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 68 ft | 762 ftFishhook Creek | 1,304 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 059 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 68 ft | 809 ftFishhook Creek | 1,256 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 060 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 77 ft | 654 ftFishhook Creek | 1,152 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 061 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 77 ft | 731 ftFishhook Creek | 1,148 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 062 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 89 ft | 621 ftFishhook Creek | 1,070 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 063 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 95 ft | 634 ftFishhook Creek | 975 ft | $26–$52 | |
| C | 064 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | $26–$52 | ||||
| C | 065 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 130 ft | 752 ft | 973 ft | $26–$52 | |
| MANAGEMENT SITES | X | type not stated | yes | $40 | ||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | X1 | type not stated | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | X2 | type not stated | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XX | type not stated | 45 ft | yes | $40 | |||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX | unnamed record | 45 ft | yes | $40 | |||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX1 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX2 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX3 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX4 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX5 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX6 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX7 | unnamed record | $40 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXXX | unnamed record | 45 ft | yes | $40 | |||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXXXX | unnamed record | 45 ft | yes | $40 |
The agency files 10 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It types every one of them MANAGEMENT rather than a campsite. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 78 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Outlet CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · 0.5 mi
Redfish CabinSawtooth National Recreation Area · 0.5 miMount Heyburn CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · 0.8 miMountain View CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · 1.0 miMountain View Campground (ID)Sawtooth National Recreation Area · 1.0 miSockeye CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · 1.2 miFrom Stanley, Idaho, take State Highway 75 south approximately 4 miles. Go west onto Forest Road 214. Turn left at Glacier View Campground entrance sign.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Stanley, ID
Typical weather
Typical May night 30°F, day 60°F.
Coldest night of the open season: typical May night 30°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or moreOutside the published season
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Glacier View Campground is in Idaho’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Mike Simpson (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →