Alturas Inlet Campground

Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Alturas Inlet Campground is a National Forest campground near Stanley, Idaho.

First-come, first-served

National Forest · Stanley, Idaho

National Forest
Managed by

Alturas Inlet Campground sits inside Sawtooth National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.9 miles outside the boundary of Sawtooth Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.

Getting a site

Managed by: National Forest
Reservations: None, first-come
Fee: Fee unknown, see agency

Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30

What's there

✓ Toilets

On site: Toilets.

Access and cell service

Elevation: 7,020 ft

43.9066, -114.8775 in Blaine. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Common questions

Do you need a reservation at Alturas Inlet Campground?

No. Alturas Inlet Campground is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.

Who manages Alturas Inlet Campground?

Alturas Inlet Campground is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Around Alturas Inlet Campground

Hot springs and swimming nearby

swimholesmap.com · within 30 miles

Nearest to Alturas Inlet Campground, in straight-line miles: Boat Box Hot Springs (hot spring, 3.8 miles), Redfish Lake (swimming hole, 16 miles), and Sunbeam Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.