U.S. Forest Service · Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID

Glacier View Campground

Glacier View sunrisePhoto · Local staff
OpenSeason 05-01 – 09-30
ReservableAccess
78Sites
67 ftMax rig

The place

Glacier View Campground is located next to beautiful Redfish Lake, beneath the Sawtooth Mountain Range, at an elevation of 6,500 feet. 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. Keep reading

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.

The sites · 78

LoopSiteTypeMax rigElectricADA
A001standard nonelectric43 ft
A003standard nonelectric24 ft
A004standard nonelectric44 ft
A005standard nonelectric35 ft
A006standard nonelectric36 ft
A007standard nonelectric34 ft
A008standard nonelectric46 ft
A009standard nonelectric37 ft
A010standard nonelectric48 ft
A011standard nonelectric43 ft
A012standard nonelectric41 ft
A013standard nonelectric44 ft
A014standard nonelectric46 ft
A015standard nonelectric41 ft
A016standard nonelectric40 ft
A017standard nonelectric44 ft
A018standard nonelectric50 ft
A019standard nonelectric31 ft
A020standard nonelectric38 ft
A021standard nonelectric52 ft
A022standard nonelectric33 ft
A023standard nonelectric46 ft
A024standard nonelectric32 ft
A025standard nonelectric53 ft
A026standard nonelectric49 ft
B027standard nonelectric42 ft
B028standard nonelectric47 ft
B029standard nonelectric48 ft
B030standard nonelectric55 ft
B031standard nonelectric46 ft
B032standard nonelectric44 ft
B033standard nonelectric49 ft
B034standard nonelectric43 ft
B035standard nonelectric37 ft
B036standard nonelectric28 ft
B037standard nonelectric49 ft
B038standard nonelectric41 ft
B039standard nonelectric37 ft
B040standard nonelectric31 ft
B041standard nonelectric49 ft
B042standard nonelectric39 ft
B043standard nonelectric36 ft
C044standard nonelectric48 ft
C045standard nonelectric48 ft
C046standard nonelectric28 ft
C047standard nonelectric34 ft
C048standard nonelectric42 ft
C049standard nonelectric45 ft
C050standard nonelectric34 ft
C051standard nonelectric42 ft
C052standard nonelectric48 ft
C053standard nonelectric55 ft
C054standard nonelectric37 ft
C055standard nonelectric50 ft
C056standard nonelectric45 ft
C057standard nonelectric45 ft
C058standard nonelectric44 ft
C059standard nonelectric67 ft
C060standard nonelectric30 ft
C061standard nonelectric54 ft

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Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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