Mountain View Campground
This campground is located on the east side of Little Redfish Lake. There are six campsites which are all first-come, first-serve. Enjoy fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and camping alongside Little Redfish Lake. Several trailheads are in the surrounding area including Alpine Way and Redfish which lead into the Sawtooth Wilderness, and Boundary Creek trail which leads into the White Clouds Wilderness. Photography of the beautiful Sawtooth and White Clouds Wilderness areas and surrounding lakes and mountains is very popular here. Redfish Lake Visitor Center offers informational and interpretive programs. Motorized watercraft are not allowed on Little Redfish Lake.
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
| Status | Open |
| Season | May to September |
| Forest | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Fees | Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information |
| Rules | Motorized watercraft are not allowed on Little Redfish Lake. 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. Motorized vehicles and bicycles are not permitted in any of the designated wilderness areas. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 44.1617° N, 114.9048° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Lowman Wui
28 mi from the campground
- PrescribedParadise Rx
31 mi from the campground
- PrescribedBartlett Creek Rx
39 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
- 1.3 miAlpine Way Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 1.3 miAlpine Way Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 1.8 miSandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location ↗Boat launch
- 1.9 miOrval Hansen Point Beach ↗Swimming
- 12.6 miPettit Lake Day Use Area ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 0.3 miStanley to Redfish2.8 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.3 miRedfish Lake3.1 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.3 miRedfish Lake Cutoff0.2 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.4 miRock Shelter0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.4 miRedfish - Stanley ↗4.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1 miRedfish Corralunder 0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 1.2 miRedfish Trailhead ↗Sawtooth National Forest
- 1.3 miAlpine Way 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.
- inSawtooth National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,190,139 acres
- 1.9 miBoise National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,526,862 acres
- 3.1 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 · 4.1 mi
- Stanley Ranger StationBuilding · Stanley · 4.6 mi
- Ivan W. Day HouseBuilding · Stanley · 7.7 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Mountain View Campground?
No. Mountain View 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 Mountain View Campground?
Sawtooth NRA Camping Fees and Information
Source: Forest Service
Is Mountain View Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season May to September.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Mountain View Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Chinook Bay Campground (0.2 mi, first-come), Sunny Gulch Campground (1 mi, partly first-come), and Glacier View Campground (1 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby