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.
More like this: first-come in Idaho
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | m to September |
| Forest | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Fees | Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information |
| Rules | There 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. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 44.1486° N, 115.1511° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
15 mi from the campground
- PrescribedParadise Rx
33 mi from the campground
- PrescribedBartlett 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.
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.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.1 miGrandjean Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 7.6 miIron Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 11.2 miOrval Hansen Point Beach ↗Swimming
- 11.7 miSandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location ↗Boat launch
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miSouth Fork Payette River ↗19.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.2 miTrail Creek ↗6.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.2 miRedfish Creek - Baron Creek ↗21.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.9 miWapiti Creek ↗6.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 2.6 miObservation Peak1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile and 1 more
- 2.8 miN. Fk Baron-Sawtooth Lk ↗7.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.1 miGrandjean Trailhead ↗Sawtooth National Forest
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
This campground sits inside Sawtooth National Forest, which overlaps Boise National Forest.
- inSawtooth National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,190,139 acres
- inBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
- 0.6 miSawtooth Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 217,511 acres
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.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Niece Brothers' StoreBuilding · Stanley · 11.5 mi
- Stanley Ranger StationBuilding · Stanley · 12.2 mi
- Ivan W. Day HouseBuilding · Stanley · 12.9 mi
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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




