U.S. Forest Service · Sawtooth National Forest · Idaho

Grandjean Campground

No reservations. Because of the proximity of the campground to the Boise National Forest Lowman District, many forest vistors do not know that the Sawtooth National Forest manages the campground. Please refer all calls to the Stanley Ranger Station. The Idaho Centennial Trail heads south along the Payette River, ultimately reaching a lush alpine paradise filled with lakes. Once in the lake area, you can complete the loop back to Grandjean. Fishing in the South Fork of the Payette. Sawtooth Lodge and swimming pool is one mile away. Natural hot springs 1.5 miles away. Horse trips out of the Sawtooth Lodge. Ten sites for horse campers.

Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.

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Season & status

StatusOpen
Seasonm to September
ForestSawtooth National Forest
FeesSawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information
RulesThere is no trash service at this campground. Please keep pets on a leash. All occupancy (includes developed/dispersed camping, boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, tents, etc): Occupancy limit is 10 days in a 30 day period within a 30 mile radius for all of SNRA. Campers must occupy the site the first night and cannot go more than 24 hours thereafter without occupying the site.

Sawtooth National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Grandjean Campground10°20°30°40°50°60°January: 1.74 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.32 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.20 inches of precipitationApril: 1.69 inches of precipitationMay: 1.49 inches of precipitationJune: 1.60 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.63 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.48 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.01 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.59 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.19 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.92 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 16.9°F averageFebruary: 21.0°F averageMarch: 28.3°F averageApril: 34.8°F averageMay: 45.0°F averageJune: 51.6°F averageJuly: 59.3°F averageAugust: 58.4°F averageSeptember: 50.3°F averageOctober: 39.7°F averageNovember: 26.4°F averageDecember: 16.8°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Stanley RS, 11 miles from the campground at 6,495 feet, station USW00004112 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 18 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates44.1486° N, 115.1511° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx Lowman Wui

    15 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Paradise Rx

    33 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Bartlett Creek Rx

    50 mi from the campground · 2,000 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Sawtooth National Forest, which overlaps Boise National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Grandjean Campground?

No. Grandjean Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Grandjean Campground?

Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information

Source: Forest Service

Is Grandjean Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season m to September.

Source: Forest Service status

What if Grandjean Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Iron Creek Campground (7.9 mi, first-come), Bonneville (8 mi, partly first-come), and Lake View Campground (8.4 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby