Point Campground
POINT CAMPGROUND
Part of Sawtooth National Forest
Overview
Point Campground is located next to beautiful Redfish Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range at an elevation of 6,500 feet.
Facilities
This small campground offers eight walk-to tent sites and eight sites for tents, trucks with campers and vans only; no motor homes or trailers allowed. Most sites have lake views.
Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved. A dump station is nearby.
Natural Features
Summer wildflowers are plentiful, lodgepole pines provide partial shade and Fishhook Creek is nearby. Temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.
Recreation
Point Campground is in the heart of the beautiful Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Redfish Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon. Little Redfish Lake is just down the road, offering additional fishing and canoeing.
A designated swimming beach and dock are located at the adjacent public day-use area. Sandy Beach Boat Ramp is across the lake, about a mile away.
Nearby Attractions
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area offers a myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities, and an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscross the valley and surrounding mountains.
In the immediate area are trailheads for the Alpine Way, Fishhook Creek, Redfish Lake Creek and Bench Lakes Trails. The Idaho Centennial Trail passes nearby.
Redfish Lake Lodge is nearby with a restaurant, general store, boat and kayak rentals, mooring services, lake tours and a lake shuttle.
Popular area events include an Arts and Crafts Fair in July, and Wagon Days, Salmon Festival, Quilt Fair and Fireman's Ball in September.
Important Notices
Standard Single Family sites: Recreation Use Fee allows ONE camping unit ONLY.
Extra Vehicles: Your camp fee includes the first vehicle only in a single site. All other vehicles will be charged 50% of the posted camp fee at the time of check-in and cannot be paid for in advance. Coordinate with the host for payment and where to park.
Late Arrivals: campers are not considered a "no-show" until 24 hours after arrival date check in time. Our policy is that your site will not be released before that.
- Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- Idaho Off-Road Vehicle Safety Message
- Click here for more info about the Sawtooth National Forest
• Traffic delays of up to 10 minutes while traveling into the campground
• Work hours of 8am to 8pm Monday – Thursday, and 8am to 5pm on Friday (Noise Issues)
• Construction commotion during working hours
Opening and closing dates are weather permitting, please call 928-537-8888 for more information.
Available Activities
- SWIMMING SITE - Swimming
- WILDLIFE VIEWING - Wildlife Viewing
- WATER SPORTS - Water Skiing
- HORSEBACK RIDING - Horseback Riding
- HIKING - Hiking
- FISHING - Fishing
- CAMPING - Camping
- BOATING - Boating
- BIKING - Mountain Biking
Directions
Take State Highway 75 south from Stanley, Idaho, for 6 miles. Go west on Forest Road 214 for approximately 1.7 miles. Turn right onto Forest Route 213, drive a short distance and turn at Point Campground entrance.
Contact Information
Phone: 928-537-8888
SAWTOOTH
STANLEY,
ID
Available Campsites
- Site 005, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 017, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 002, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 011, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 015, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 001, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 013, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
- Site 014, Loop POIN, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop POIN, Type Walk To
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