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Best RV Parks & Resorts near Sawtooth National Forest

450 Reviews

Sawtooth National Forest provides several RV camping options with varied amenities and layouts. Meadows RV Park in Ketchum features full hookups with both 50-amp electric service and water connections year-round, though spaces are tightly arranged. "The spaces are very packed in and they alternate every other site from nose to tail so you share grass on your camp side with your neighbor," notes one camper about the site arrangement. Stanley RV + Camp operates seasonally from May through October with 22 sites accommodating larger vehicles, offering electric, sewer, and water hookups alongside picnic tables at each site. Trinity View Resort near Mountain Home provides 85 spacious sites with full hookups including both 30 and 50-amp electric service, fire rings, and dump station access.

Most RV parks in the region require advance reservations during peak summer months, particularly those near Stanley and Ketchum. Riverside RV Campground in Bellevue provides a more utilitarian option with 30-amp hookups and basic amenities at lower rates, though several reviewers mention the predominance of permanent residents. Many parks charge premium rates ($35-50 nightly) reflecting the popular tourist destination status. Cell service varies dramatically throughout the region, with stronger signals near towns and limited to no coverage in more remote locations. According to one visitor, "No cell service but they have wifi" at locations farther from population centers. Pet-friendly policies exist at most parks, though some maintain restrictions on breed types or require leashes at all times.

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Best RV Sites Near Sawtooth National Forest (113)

    1. Meadows RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Sun Valley, ID
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 726-5445

    "Great views, very clean facilities"

    "If you’re looking for a simple stay, close to all, including a gorgeous bike path, this will do the trick."

    2. Stanley rv + camp

    7 Reviews
    Stanley, ID
    35 miles
    Website

    $50 - $70 / night

    "Clean facilities and super friendly staff, I’m looking at you sierra! Stay one night after being off grid for days. Did some cleaning and laundry $2.50 a load. Amazing views from our spot."

    "Friendly staff. Had hot showers. Bathroom and laundry. The night sky was beautiful."

    3. Trinity View Resort

    5 Reviews
    Corral, ID
    45 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 274-5050

    $30 - $70 / night

    "Just in a few months this place has made some very nice improvements and still has amazing views surrounding the camp ground."

    "A membership RV camp 23 miles north of Mountain Home, Idaho. An oasis of trees in the middle of sage brush on the middle of nowhere. Located just inside Boise National Forest."

    4. Picabo Angler Silver Creek RV Park

    4 Reviews
    Picabo, ID
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 788-3536

    $55 - $65 / night

    "Small campground right next to the road but it wasn’t super busy. Most sites are back in and are huge. Water and electric are in most sites."

    "All the amenities and clean and safe. Not so much a destination if your not into world class flyfishing."

    5. Trinity View Resort

    3 Reviews
    Corral, ID
    45 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 274-5050

    $25 - $175 / night

    "Fort Running Bear RV Park, Idaho If you like the middle of nowhere, you will like Fort Running Bear RV Park. It is approximately 32 miles to the middle of nowhere, the last three are on a dirt road."

    "Facilities are clean and nice. The small pool was great for the kiddos. We tent camped and where lucky to get the pick of the spots. The tent area has two covered areas with power."

    6. Wood River Campground

    6 Reviews
    Ketchum, ID
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (928) 537-8888

    $125 / night

    "There is a good amount of shade here and mostly flat parking at the sites. Each site had a picnic table and fire pit. The trees are trimmed from the ground up and allows zero privacy. "

    "We were looking for a nice quiet campground to act as a base for fishing the Big Wood and visits into Ketchum/Hailey/Bellevue. Wood River did not disappoint."

    7. Smiley Creek Lodge

    7 Reviews
    Sawtooth National Forest, ID
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 774-3547

    "This is a good option between Ketchum and Stanley to go explore the sawtooth mountains. It’s a little bit of everything, lodge, yurts, cabins, rv spots, gas station, restaurant."

    "That did mean there were no picnic tables or fire rings for me but the RV sites did have them. The bathroom/showers were small but clean."

    8. Riverside RV Campground

    3 Reviews
    Bellevue, ID
    31 miles
    +1 (208) 788-2020

    "My partner and I were in a bind this winter and stayed a couple of nights here."

    9. North Fork Campground - Sawtooth National Forest

    15 Reviews
    Ketchum, ID
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (928) 537-8888

    $22 - $44 / night

    "Right off Hwy 75 in the Sawtooth National Forest is this nice campground within a grove of aspens. The road through the campground is gravel and the sites are gravel and dirt."

    "Pull through sites were available. Fire rings and picnic tables were at every site. Situated next to stream."

    10. Prairie Creek Camping

    7 Reviews
    Sawtooth National Forest, ID
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 737-3200

    $5 - $42 / night

    "Each site has a fire pit (no fires allowed at this time!). There is no picnic bench. There is one vault toilet and no garbage collection and no water.  "

    "Each site has a fire pit (no fires allowed at this time!). There is no picnic bench. There is one vault toilet and no garbage collection and no water.  "

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  • Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 18, 2022

    North Fork Campground - Sawtooth National Forest

    Peace in the Aspens

     Right off Hwy 75 in the Sawtooth National Forest is this nice campground within a grove of aspens. The road through the campground is gravel and the sites are gravel and dirt. It was quite dusty when we went but the trees were starting to change color which was nice and you can hear the wind shaking the aspen leaves so it made of a relaxing vibe here.

    $18/ night, $10 firewood (fire restrictions in effect).  Sites are reservable on recreation.gov.

     Hiking/biking trails nearby and this campground also sits along the Big Wood River. There were garbage dumpsters and pit toilet bathrooms and water spigots throughout. 

    Each site had mostly level parking spots with picnic tables and fire pits. Each site was fairly private and offered nice amount of shade. There were plenty of sites open and there are some pull throughs for bigger rigs. 

    Good for RVs, vans or tents.

    Zero cell reception from ATT, Verizon or TMoblie

  • Billy M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 10, 2022

    Trinity View Resort

    Highly Recommended!! Clean, Quiet with Amazing Views

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    This is our second stay here since new ownership. First trip was June 2022 and October 2922.  Both trips we had an awesome time. Just in a few months this place has made some very nice improvements and still has amazing views surrounding the camp ground. After staying a few places in the area over this past summer, Trinity View Resort for us is our top pic and will be spending a lot more time here in the future. Both trips we had our E-Bikes and took some amazing rides through the valleys and mountains and still haven't explored all the areas available here. 

     Cell service is good here. We have Verizon hot spot that worked perfectly and AT&T cell phones have good signal as well,

     There are different options for all kinds of campers from, Full hook ups ( Big rig friendly) to tent camping. On site RV rentals and cabins are also available.

    Lots of fun stuff to do here for the whole family or even groups. 

     The people here are friendly and respectful to other campers as well as super friendly staff and owners. Very friendly to work with and communication with changes if need depending availability. 

     This resort is well on its way to be one of the best camp resorts in this area. Well worth the trip for sure.

  • Fred S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 30, 2024

    Star Hope

    Primitive camping in Copper Basin

    $10 (paid $5 with senior pass). First come, first served. Camped at site #10 in late September 2024. This primitive national forest campground was not busy during my visit. Copper Basin Loop Road accessing this campground, which has a gravel surface, was in good condition; there was some washboarding in a few places. The campground has a lower loop and an upper loop. The campground has a mix of pull-through and back-in sites; some leveling may be reuired in some sites. Site #10 is a short gravel pull-thru in the upper loop, good fit for my campervan, although very close to the campground road. There is a short path from the site driveway down to a picnic table and metal fire ring. The ground is a little chewed up from voles and cow hooves. Tent and hammock camping are possible. This site has partial shade; others in the loop are open. Little privacy between sites. Depending on the site, you can get a view of Copper Basin from the upper loop. The upper loop has two clean vault toilet facilities; I didn't use the vault toilet in the lower loop, but assume that it is clean. There is a hand water pump in both loops but shut down for the season during our visit. Trout fishing in nearby Star Hope Creek was pretty good; it's about a 1/4 mile walk from my campsite. No T-Mobile or AT&T cell service. Overall, a pretty campground; mostly wooded. I would camp here again. Boondocking is also possible along the Copper Basin Loop Rd.

  • Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Nov. 7, 2021

    Easley Campground

    Nice, Like All Campgrounds in Sawtooth

    This campground is off Hwy 75 in Sawtooth National Forest somewhat in a grove of aspens. The road in has some navigable large pit holes but the campground itself is fairly smooth gravel and dirt loop. 

    Sites are dirt and gravel and each had fire pit and picnic table. Semi private to private depending on where you get a site. There were plenty of open spots available when we checked it out in September. 

    Amazing views so if you are into hiking, biking or photography then this place is great. There is no host on site and this is a self pay campground at $16/night. 

    This is bear country but no bear boxes are provided here. There are water spigots and dumpsters and pit toilets. Zero cell service. Also nearby there are hot springs across the bridge though we did not check these out. No fires at this time!

  • Nancy C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 8, 2021

    Torreys Burnt Creek Inn

    Family owned. Lush and green on the Salmon River

    The original owners really take pride in ownership. They have 6 cabins and RV park on 15 acres along the river.

    Pros: *beautifu lush green grass sites with amazing views of the Sawtooth NF *full hookups *wifi included *only $48 including tax *there is a camp store with beer, ice cream and other basic.
    *reading library *wildlife visits not unusual. *direct river access for fishing or floating *natural hot springs flowing into the Salmon just south. Great place for a soak *6 cabins nestled in the pines.

    Cons: *no cell service (have wifi though) *rv sites have no shade *no shower house.

  • c
    Aug. 9, 2021

    Sunny Gulch Campground

    Great campground

    No hookups but water spigots are scattered about the cg. Very private sites widely spaced out. Level, gravel back in spots with metal picnic tables on concrete pad. Some highway noise but not a problem and quiet at night. Very nice.

  • Nancy C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 5, 2021

    Murdock Creek Dispersed

    Remote and close to everything

    We took a chance and scouted a right before the 4th of July weekend and we scored big time. Site #1. Because of the view, we pulled our 30ft class A in instead of backing. We had long range, multi tiered views of the Sawtooth Mtn. The sites are generously spaced with picnic table and fire ring. There is a camp host and firewood is available at their site.. Water is available at the dump station located on the left before you arrive. It services all area NF service campgrounds as well as paid for others not. We had good ATT service 2 and 3 bars. Most of the sites have some shade. There are other disbursed campsites on the main FS road, but we were not disturbed by cars. It is super quiet at night. The night was cool. Lots of hiking , mountain biking and fishing in the immediate area. Ketchum and Sun Valley are 15 min away. The rails to trails multi purpose trail starts just down the road. Super safe place to ride. 30 + miles . We don't want to leave.

  • Ben H.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 24, 2020

    Smiley Creek Lodge

    Good spot in the sawtooths

    This is a good option between Ketchum and Stanley to go explore the sawtooth mountains. It’s a little bit of everything, lodge, yurts, cabins, rv spots, gas station, restaurant. RV spots were reasonable level. Bathrooms were clean. They had horseshoes and bean bags in a common area. No picnic tables or fire pits though. RV spots were pretty wide, which was nice

    One tip, avoid spot number #17 if possible. The sewer hookup was loose and shared with a long term resident on the other side, also the water spigot was broken so we had to use the spigot for spot #16. #17 is not terrible, but other spots are much better.

  • Mark The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 20, 2025

    Redfish Lake Overflow Dispersed

    Convienent location

    Convenient location to Redfish Lake and Stanley. Road and spots have recently been updated with packed sand like substance. Sites marked with large stones. To the far right there is no trailer turn around but a site large enough for a 5th wheel if you back all the way in. Center area has back in and a couple pull thrus. To the left there are 7 back in spots and 1 in the middle that can be a pull thru. The left side is better for solar with larger spots. Potable water and dump at both Redfish Lake and Stanley Ranger station. Both areas are $12 and both a short drive. Dumpsters at both locations. We were her mid September and it was pretty open during the week but filled up on the weekend. Close to 75 so road noise but it calms down at night. 4 rating was because of road noise and generators (including open frame) running nonstop over the weekend. Weather was beautiful (70s) during day and low 30s to high 20s at night. Propane refill in Stanley.

Guide to Sawtooth National Forest

RV camping near Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho offers a blend of stunning natural beauty and convenient amenities, making it an ideal destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

Some prices for RV Parks range from $30 to $100

  • Enjoy a stay at Smiley Creek Lodge, where rates are around $100 per night, reflecting its prime location and amenities.
  • At Meadows RV Park, you can find spots for approximately $35, providing easy access to nearby attractions.
  • For a budget-friendly option, Riverside RV Campground offers rates starting at $30, perfect for those looking for a simple stay.

RVers like these nearby activities

  • Explore the breathtaking Sawtooth Mountains while staying at Stanley RV + Camp, which serves as a great base for hiking and biking adventures.
  • If fishing is your passion, Picabo Angler Silver Creek RV Park is located near world-class fly fishing spots, making it a perfect choice for anglers.
  • For those who enjoy dining out, Smiley Creek Lodge features a bar and restaurant with delicious food and local recommendations.

Experience the beauty of the Sawtooth National Forest

  • Stay at Trinity View Resort for stunning views and a peaceful atmosphere, ideal for relaxing after a day of exploration.
  • Sourdough Lodge offers a unique camping experience with direct access to nature, perfect for those looking to immerse themselves in the wilderness.
  • Enjoy the lush green surroundings at Torreys Burnt Creek Inn, where you can unwind by the river and soak in the natural hot springs nearby.

Frequently Asked Questions

What amenities are available at RV sites in Sawtooth National Forest?

Amenities vary widely across RV sites in Sawtooth National Forest. Smiley Creek Lodge offers reasonably level RV spots with clean bathrooms, horseshoes, and bean bags in a common area, plus the convenience of an on-site restaurant and gas station. Sunny Gulch Campground provides water spigots throughout the campground with widely spaced, private sites that include level gravel parking spots and metal picnic tables on concrete pads. Many Forest Service campgrounds feature basic amenities like picnic tables, fire pits, and vault toilets. For full hookups, private RV parks near the forest boundaries offer more comprehensive services including WiFi, showers, and electric connections, though these come with higher fees than the more rustic national forest sites.

Where can I find RV camping with scenic views in Sawtooth National Forest?

Sawtooth National Forest offers several spectacular RV camping locations with breathtaking views. Murdock Creek Dispersed provides multi-tiered views of the Sawtooth Mountains with generous spacing between sites and can accommodate larger RVs up to 30 feet. Torreys Burnt Creek Inn features lush green grass sites with stunning views of the Sawtooth National Forest and the river. For those seeking a more established campground with scenic surroundings, North Fork Campground offers sites within beautiful aspen groves, while Star Hope provides a peaceful setting with mountain views. When selecting a site, arrive early during peak season as the most scenic locations fill quickly.

What are the seasonal RV camping restrictions in Sawtooth National Forest?

Sawtooth National Forest generally operates RV camping from late May through September/October, with weather conditions determining exact opening and closing dates. Easley Campground and similar Forest Service campgrounds typically open after snow melts and close when temperatures consistently drop below freezing. Mormon Bend Campground offers paved drives and parking pads, making it accessible during the main season. Most campgrounds in higher elevations have shorter seasons due to snow conditions. During peak summer months (July-August), campgrounds fill quickly, especially on weekends, so arrive early or make reservations where available. Fire restrictions are common during dry summer months, potentially limiting campfires. Winter camping is extremely limited, with most forest roads unplowed and facilities closed.

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