Free camping near Stanley, ID
Within 25 straight-line miles of Stanley, ID there are 56 camps: 15 free, 41 fee. The closest is Sunny Gulch Cg, 2.7 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Redfish Overflow Camping, 3.1 miles out. Today's season read covers 10 of them: 10 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 55 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Smokey Bear Cg | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
The other 6 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Stanley, ID.
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.