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

Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth)

Open nowFirst-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.

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Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth)
Photo from the area. photophat (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
1fire
active
Stinson Creek Rx 2026 (prescribed burn) · 7 mi away · 450 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestSawtooth National Forest
RulesOccupancy: 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 →
Weather by month near Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth)20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.70 inches of precipitation, 4.2 inches of snowFebruary: 0.41 inches of precipitation, 1.9 inches of snowMarch: 0.75 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowApril: 1.01 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowMay: 1.46 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 0.65 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.73 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.88 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 0.82 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 0.58 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowDecember: 0.70 inches of precipitation, 3.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.7°F averageFebruary: 30.9°F averageMarch: 38.3°F averageApril: 44.1°F averageMay: 52.2°F averageJune: 60.2°F averageJuly: 68.0°F averageAugust: 67.1°F averageSeptember: 58.2°F averageOctober: 46.8°F averageNovember: 35.2°F averageDecember: 26.5°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Malta, 13 miles from the campground at 4,521 feet, station USC00105567 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 10 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 12 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates42.3179° N, 113.6253° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Stinson Creek Rx 2026

    7 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

Dump stationDump station ↗16.5 mi
Outdoor gearXtreme RV ↗38.5 mi

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

Limited data for this unit

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

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.1 mi
    Skyline Trail ↗
    26 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 0.5 mi
    Twin Lakes
    3.4 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 0.7 mi
    Thompson Flat
    1.9 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 0.7 mi
    Lake Cleveland
    1.1 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 1 mi
    Mt. Harrison Lookout
    4.3 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 1.4 mi
    Howell Creek
    1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more

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

On the National Register nearby

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth)?

No. Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth) is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

Is Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth) open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

What if Twin Lakes Campground (Sawtooth) is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Thompson Flat (0.5 mi, partly first-come), Lake Cleveland - East Side (1.2 mi, partly first-come), and Lake Cleveland Campground - West Side (1.3 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby