Free camping near Stanley, ID
Yes. 16 of the 57 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Stanley, ID are listed as free; 41 charge a fee. The closest free one is Redfish Overflow Camping, 3.1 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Sunny Gulch Cg, 2.7 miles southeast, a fee campground.
The 50 nearest camps to Stanley, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Gulch Cg | 2.7 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Stanley | — |
| Redfish Overflow Camping | 3.1 | Free | Salmon River (river) | 3.5 mi to Stanley | — |
| Chinook Bay Cg | 3.6 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Mountain View Cg | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Iron Creek Cg | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Stanley | — |
| Salmon River Cg | 4.1 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Stanley | — |
| Glacier View Cg | 4.6 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Casino Creek | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Stanley | — |
| Point Cg | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Outlet Cg | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Stanley | — |
| Mount Heyburn Cg | 5.4 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Stanley | — |
| Sockeye Cg | 5.6 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Stanley | — |
| Riverside Cg | 5.7 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Stanley | — |
| Mormon Bend Cg | 5.7 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Stanley | — |
| Basin Creek Transfer Camp Trailhead | 6.1 | Free | Lynch Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Stanley | — |
| Stanley Lake Cg | 6.4 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Stanley | — |
| Stanley Lake Inlet Cg | 6.5 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Stanley | — |
| Lakeview Cg | 6.8 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Stanley | — |
| Redfish Inlet Cg | 7.8 | Free | Lily Lake (water) | 8.1 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Sheep Trail Cg | 8.9 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Stanley | — |
| Trap Creek Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Stanley | — |
| Blind Creek Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Elk Creek Cg | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Stanley | — |
| Dutchman Flat Dispersed Campground | 11 | Free | Muley Creek (stream) | 10 mi to town | — |
| Grandjean Campground | 12 | Fee | Grandjean Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Grandjean | — |
| Stovepipe Springs Dispersed Campground | 12 | Free | Muley Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to town | — |
| Free dispersed camping | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| Flat Rock Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Stanley | — |
| Upper O'Brien Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Stanley | — |
| Flat Rock Extension Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Lower O'Brien Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Stanley | — |
| Pole Flat Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Stanley | — |
| Jerry'S Creek Camping Area | 14 | Free | Yankee Fork Salmon River (river) | 12 mi to town | — |
| Bonanza Volunteer Camp | 15 | Free | West Fork Yankee Fork (river) | 14 mi to town | — |
| Bonanza Group Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Stanley | — |
| Thatcher Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Stanley | Open |
| Pettit Lake Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Stanley | — |
| Bench Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Stanley | — |
| Banner Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Stanley | — |
| Bull Trout Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Stanley | — |
| Custer #2 Camping Area | 17 | Free | Yankee Fork Salmon River (river) | 13 mi to town | — |
| Beaver Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Stanley | — |
| Custer #3 Camping Area | 18 | Free | — | 17 mi to Clayton | — |
| Lola Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Stanley | — |
| Custer #1 Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Clayton | — |
| Whiskey Flat Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Clayton | Open |
| Bonneville Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Greylock Camping Area | 20 | Free | — | 17 mi to Clayton | — |
| Holman Creek Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Clayton | — |
| Alturas Lake Tent Area | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
The other 7 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Stanley, ID.
Who manages the camps near Stanley, ID
Who manages them: 56 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sawtooth National Forest — 33 camps: 6 free, 27 fee
- Salmon-Challis National Forest — 20 camps: 8 free, 12 fee
- Boise National Forest — 4 camps: 2 free, 2 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 10 of the 57: 10 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Stanley, ID
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Stanley, ID, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.