Idaho · Camping

Mountain View Campground

Jun–Aug
best months

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Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Sawtooth National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Sawtooth National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 6,497 ft
  • Sawtooth National Recreation AreaSawtooth National Forest

Mountain View Campground is a Forest Service campground in Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area, part of the Sawtooth National Forest. It sits within the recreation area's ranger district, and the nearest town is Stanley, about a mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Stanley show July and August highs around 80°F with lows in the upper 30s and only five or six wet days a month. Winters are cold, with January highs near 29°F and lows around 4°F. The campground is not reservable, so plan on arriving with a spot in mind. Chinook Bay Campground is just 0.2 miles away, and Sunny Gulch Campground and Glacier View Campground are each about a mile off. The Redfish Lake hike starts 0.3 miles away.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Mountain View Campground

    Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      29° / 4°

      12 wet

    2. Feb

      35° / 7°

      12 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 14°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 21°

      12 wet

    5. May

      60° / 30°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 35°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 39°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 37°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 31°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      55° / 24°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 14°

      12 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / 6°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley Rs, ID, 1.3 mi away at 6,495 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mountain View Campground

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