Iron Creek Campground
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 | June to September |
| Forest | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Fees | Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information |
| Rules | 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 | 44.1988° N, 115.0088° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
23 mi from the campground
- PrescribedParadise Rx
34 mi from the campground
- PrescribedBartlett Creek Rx
45 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 or directions 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
- 0.2 miIron Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 4.4 miStanley Lake Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 5.9 miOrval Hansen Point Beach ↗Swimming
- 6.3 miSandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location ↗Boat launch
Trails nearby
- 0.2 miIron Creek - Stanley Lake ↗14.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 1.3 miAlpine Way ↗17.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile and 1 more
- 1.6 miMeadow Creek0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile and 1 more
- 3 miN. Fk Baron-Sawtooth Lk ↗7.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 3.6 miRedfish - Stanley ↗4.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.7 miStanley to Redfish2.8 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.2 miIron Creek 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
- 3.4 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 · 3.7 mi
- Stanley Ranger StationBuilding · Stanley · 4.3 mi
- Ivan W. Day HouseBuilding · Stanley · 5.6 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Iron Creek Campground?
No. Iron Creek 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 Iron Creek Campground?
Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information
Source: Forest Service
Is Iron Creek Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season June to September.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Iron Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Stanley Lake Campground (4.1 mi, partly first-come), Lake View Campground (4.2 mi, first-come), and Sunny Gulch Campground (5.2 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby