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U.S. Forest Service · National Recreation Area · Idaho

Sawtooth National Recreation Area

17 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

17Campgrounds
2With first-come sites
136Sites, from 13
6,470–7,040 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 17 of these 17 campgrounds

Where they are

17 of 17 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 17

17 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Glacier View Campground
Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID
78 sites60 with a tent padrigs to 67 ft6,550 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Outlet Campground
Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID
22 sites19 with a tent padrigs to 99 ft6,560 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
North Shore Picnic Area
Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID
2 sites6,560 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Alturas Lake Picnic Area (ID)
Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID
1 site7,030 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Redfish Cabin
Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID
1 site1 hike-in siterigs to 20 ft6,560 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Caribou CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 6,530 ftReservableOpenChinook Bay CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 6,500 ftReservableOpenMount Heyburn CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 6,580 ftReservableOpenNorth Shore CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 7,040 ftReservableOpenPettit Lake CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 7,000 ftReservableOpenSmokey Bear CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 7,030 ftReservableOpenSockeye CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 6,600 ftReservableOpenAlturas Tent Camping AreaSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID7,020 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenMountain View CampgroundSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID6,500 ftFirst-comeOpenMountain View Campground (ID)Sawtooth National Recreation Area · ID4 sites · 6,500 ftReservableBuckhornSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID6,470 ftRedfish Lake Recreation ComplexSawtooth National Recreation Area · ID6,550 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Pettit3,100 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Huckleberry7,653 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Hanson Lakes39,912 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Crooked fire · 34 mi from the nearest campground here · 10,118 acres · 60% contained
Wildfire
Doublesprings fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,779 acres · 50% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Sawtooth National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Mike Simpson (R)ID 2nd · 17 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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