Trap Creek Campground

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Overview

Trap Creek Campground is located in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range in central Idaho.

Recreation

Trap Creek is situated in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities are available, with an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscrossing the valley and surrounding mountains, including the Idaho Centennial Trail, which passes through the site.

Expansive and scenic Elk Meadow is near the campground, providing a great location for bird and wildlife watching.

Facilities

This small campground offers one group site that consists of three smaller sites. If the group site is not reserved, the individual sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Vault toilets are provided. The road to the site and the parking spur within are paved.

Natural Features

Summer wildflowers are plentiful and a mixed stand of pines provides partial shade. Trap Creek flows nearby. The campground sits at an elevation of 6,670 feet, and temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.

Nearby Attractions

Numerous sparkling lakes and streams, including the Salmon River, dot the area, making for great rainbow and native Westslope cutthroat trout fishing. Stanley and Redfish Lakes are nearby, offering great boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing.

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 1 camp site:

Fire pit: all 1 sites
Picnic table: all 1 sites
Group sites: all 1 sites
Longest RV: 30 ft
Largest party: 40 people

Directions

From Stanley, Idaho, take State Highway 21 west 12 miles. Take Forest Road 540 to Trap Creek Campground, located adjacent to State Highway 21.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

7 reviews

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Chance T

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Incredible, awesome amenities and always very clean!

Brad R

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Reviewed a year ago

The campsite was well maintained and the restroom was clean. Beautiful setting for a group site that is convenient to the Iron Creek Trailhead and the Sawtooth Mountains.

Dee G

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Reviewed 3 years ago

It was really nice to have a campground all to ourselves. The only downside was road traffic noise, but that died down during the night.

Craig R

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Our group had a nice time at Trap Creek campground. The area was spacious, and well equipped (i.e., outhouse and water). The views were outstanding and the wildlife quite abundant.

Scott K

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Campground was perfect for our group’s first night before hiking in the Sawtooth’s. Easily accessible, decent view of the mountains, and good facilities (water pump, picnic table, fire pit, and pit toilet). Campsite is directly off the road, so if you’re looking for something more remote, then this is not the campsite for you, but worked well for our group.

Mike M

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Reviewed 3 years ago

About 4 years ago we camped at trap creek and it was every nice. Since then there has been a forest fire, and the woods behind the campsite is all dead. There wasn't even birds back there. Just dead standing lodge poles. It used to be a nice place to walk around and explore. The Trees in the campsite were spared though.

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