Alturas Lake Inlet

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SAWTOOTH NRA
STANLEY, ID 83340

Overview

Alturas Lake Inlet Campground is located on the shores of scenic Alturas Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range.

Recreation

This site is part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Alturas Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing for bull trout and Kokanee salmon.

The 10-mile round trip Alpine Meadows Trail begins nearby, with spectacular canyon, meadow and alpine lake views. The trail is also a popular area for bird watching.

Facilities

This campground contains several family campsites, some of which have lake or creek views. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.

A day-use site is adjacent to the campground with a designated swim beach. Smokey Bear Boat Ramp is less than 1/4-mile away.

Natural Features

Alturas Creek runs through the campground, where summer wildflowers are plentiful and a mixed-growth conifer forest provides partial shade. 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, and an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscross the valley and surrounding mountains.

Perkins Lake is less than 2 miles away, with excellent fishing and canoeing. Pettit and Yellowbelly Lakes are nearby, with more fishing, canoeing and hiking. The Salmon River offers 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.

Camp site features

Across 27 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 27 sites
Picnic table: all 27 sites
Longest RV: 40 ft
Largest party: 16 people

Directions

From Highway 75, turn onto Forest Road 205/Alturas Lake Road. Travel approximately 3 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Richard R

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Camp was nice and quiet.

Scot V

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Reviewed 2 months ago

A beautiful location, campground host was excellent, hiking and fishing options all over the area, enjoyed the campground and thought the sites were big. Great stay and will return next season.

Jacob M

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Reviewed 2 months ago

One of our favorites each year!

Dennis V

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Nice campground. Would stay there again. I need to add a couple issues. The circular dirt road around the campground needs a lot of maintenance. Huge dips cause your truck and RV to bounce worse than any forest road I”ve been on. The shrubs and trees along the campground road are so overgrown and extremely narrow and scratch both sides of truck and RV.

Nathan R

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Lovely place. Well-kept campsite. Charming campground hosts. Too bad the other campers were noisy jerks.

Payton W

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Reviewed 2 months ago

This camp site is on a fair significant slope/hill. It is the only camp site in the campground this way and should probably be shared prior to arrival. It is also not a full shade camp site as listed. The site is majority sun throughout the whole day.

Availability

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