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

Pettit Campground

Pettit Campground and Picnic Area is composed of 8 individual units.The area is suitable for motor homes, trailers and tent camping. This is a fee campground. Fee envelopes and a collection box are provided near the campground entrance. This area is accessible for a season that varies usually between June and September. Campground amenities include toilets. A campground host manages the campground and visits the area weekly. No water is available at this site.

Open now First-come, first-served

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.

Season & status

Status	Open
Season	June
Forest	Sawtooth National Forest
Rules	Occupancy: The following act is prohibited within the Minidoka Ranger District: Pursuant to 36 CFR 262.58 (a), camping in any area including a developed recreation site or an undeveloped/dispersed recreation site for more than 14 (fourteen) days in a 28 (twenty-eight) day period.

Sawtooth National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Oakley, 20 miles from the campground at 4,559 feet, station USC00106542 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 12 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 25 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates

42.1827° N, 114.2813° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

Prescribed
Stinson Creek Rx 2026
30 mi from the campground · 450 acres

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

Supplies & services

Outdoor gear	Xtreme RV ↗	27.3 mi
Dump station	Dump station ↗	33.8 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

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.

Explore

Worth a stop

8.2 mi
Harrington Fork Picnic Area ↗Day use

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

0.3 mi
Short Loop
1.5 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
0.3 mi
Rock Creek Loop
2 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
0.4 mi
Pike Springs Connector
0.2 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
0.5 mi
Penstemon Loop
2.8 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
0.5 mi
Pike Springs Loop
1.4 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
0.6 mi
Eagle Connector
0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

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

Other campgrounds nearby

FS · ID

Diamondfield Jack Campground

First-come0.8 mi

FS · ID

Upper Penstemon Campground

Guidebooks for Idaho

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Moon Montana, Wyoming and Idaho Camping
Becky Lomax, 2015
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Camping Idaho
Randy Stapilus, 2016
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Paddling Idaho
Greg Stahl, 2016
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Pettit Campground?

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

Source: Forest Service

Is Pettit Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season June.

Source: Forest Service status

What if Pettit Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Diamondfield Jack Campground (0.8 mi, first-come), Upper Penstemon Campground (0.8 mi, first-come), and Lower Penstemon (0.9 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby