Sunny Gulch Campground

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SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION
STANLEY, ID 83278

Overview

Sunny Gulch Campground sits along the shores of Salmon River in the forests of central Idaho.

Recreation

Excellent fishing is right out your back door on the Salmon River, with rainbow trout, Westslope cutthroat trout and occasional hybrid cutbows and bull trout available.

Sunny Gulch lies in the heart of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities are available, and an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscross the valley and surrounding mountains.

Facilities

Sunny Gulch offers several campsites, a handful of which are close to a large picnic shelter. These sites and the shelter are perfect for a family reunion, wedding or other special event. The shelter contains a grill, utility tables, a dutch oven cooking surface and eight picnic tables.

Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved.

Natural Features

The campground offers spectacular views of the Sawtooth Mountains. Summer wildflowers are plentiful and lodgepole pines provide partial shade. Temperatures are cool with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.

Nearby Attractions

The Alpine Way Trail begins less than a mile from the campground, and the Idaho Centennial Trail passes nearby.

Redfish and Stanley Lakes are nearby with great boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing. Numerous additional sparkling lakes and streams dot the area.

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 45 camp sites:

  • Fire pit: all 45 sites
  • Picnic table: all 45 sites
  • Pets allowed: 1 of 45 sites
  • ADA accessible: 44 of 45 sites
  • Longest RV: 35 ft
  • Largest party: 16 people

Directions

From Stanley, Idaho, take Highway 75 south approximately 3 miles. Campground is on the north side of the road, between the highway and the Salmon River.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Eric K
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Reviewed 2 months ago
The perfect time of the year to visit there. It was quiet, and clean. We just love the Sawtooth Valley.
Penny W
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Reviewed 2 months ago
We stayed 2 nights at Sunny Gulch site #23. Nice level site with lots of room for our 31' TT + F250. Easy in and out from the highway, a little tight driving through the campground but not bad. We thoroughly enjoyed the campground. We did not have a great view of the mountains from our site but there are many places in the campground that had views. The sites were spaced out to give you your space. It has good walking areas for a dog. The whole Sawtooth Mt area is very nice. We drove around some of the other campgrounds and was glad we picked this one for less traffic and less people, during the time we were there.
Monty R
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Reviewed 2 months ago
Very Nice Campground!
Cheryl W
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Reviewed 2 months ago
We had a lovely campsite in Sunny Gulch. Nice views of the Sawtooths from our campsite, the bathrooms were the cleanest of any campground I have ever been to (and that's a lot).
mascanlon2@gmail.com S
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Reviewed 2 months ago
Beautiful campground with very close proximity to Redfish Lake. The host who was managing the park was one of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever met in this job. He went out of the way to make sure the campers were comfortable. He even came and spoke to us about a nearby camper who needed to run his generator for his wife’s oxygen/ cpap. Knowing why there was a generator on continuously soothed my irritation with their noise. My husband says the water pump next to the host site should be replaced. It took over 30” to pump 4 Gallons of water. Also it would have been helpful if the information about dump sites and where our water tank could be filled. We finally asked the host where and he told us about the large dump site with potable water at the Ranger’s station. This information should be posted. There were no sign indicating the dump station even existed there. We had to go in and find it.
Jeff K
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Reviewed 2 months ago
What a beautiful setting. Trees and a great view of the mountains especially in the early morning when the sun is lighting up the Sawtooths. Good space between your neighbors. There was a pump water faucet near our site. Sites were level. We were in site 29 and liked the campground so much we stayed an additional 2 nights. Site 30 had more privacy but both were great. Paul the new camp host was great. Hard worker.
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Peak season

May 21, 2027 – Sep 16, 2027

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Sep 17, 2027 – Sep 19, 2027

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Peak season

May 22, 2028 – Sep 17, 2028

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Walk In season

Sep 18, 2028 – Sep 20, 2028

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