Pettit Lake Campground
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 5 h ago
Is Pettit Lake Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Sawtooth National Forest.
Paradise Prescribed Burn Restricted Access
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
Grandjean Area, Road, and Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · Order 0414-04-165 · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
Over-Snow Vehicle and Bicycle Prohibitions
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · Order 0414-00-028 · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
Occupancy and Use - Food Storage
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · Order 0414-04-143 · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sawtooth National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 7,005 ft
- Sawtooth National Recreation AreaSawtooth National Forest
Pettit Lake 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 13 miles 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. Winter is cold, with January highs near 29°F and lows around 4°F. Vault toilets are the only amenity at the campground, and a fee is charged for stays. The Pettit Creek Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Pettit Lake Cutoff is 0.3 mile off. Perkins Lake, about 4 miles away, offers fishing, and Smokey Bear Campground is roughly 4.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Camp Perkins4 mi away
- Stanley RV + Camp19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Pettit Creek TrailHikingPhoto: Eddie Yip, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Pettit Lake CutoffHikingPhoto: Eddie Yip, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Perkins LakeLake fishing4.1 mi
- Smokey Bear CgCamping4.5 mi
- North Shore CgCamping4.5 mi
- Salmon RiverCanoeing6.6 mi
- The Elephant's PerchRock climbing7.8 mi
- The Sawtooth RangeRock climbing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Alturas Lake InletCamping · ~10 min drive
Iron Creek CgCamping · ~28 min drivePhoto: brianteutsch — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Point CampgroundCamping · ~19 min drive
Redfish Overflow CampingCamping · ~22 min drivePhoto: Sam Beebe — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Camp Cabin CreekCamping · ~6 min drive
- Luther Heights Bible CampCamping · ~7 min drive
- Camp PerkinsCamping · ~7 min drive
- North Shore CgCamping · ~8 min drive
- Alturas Inlet CgCamping · ~9 min drive
- Redfish Inlet CgCamping · ~15 min drive
Best time to visit Pettit Lake 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.
Jan
29° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
35° / 7°
12 wet
Mar
42° / 14°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 21°
12 wet
May
60° / 30°
12 wet
Jun
69° / 35°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 39°
6 wet
Aug
80° / 37°
5 wet
Sep
70° / 31°
7 wet
Oct
55° / 24°
9 wet
Nov
39° / 14°
12 wet
Dec
28° / 6°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley Rs, ID, 13.2 mi away at 6,495 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Facts about this campground
Pettit Lake Campground
Book on Recreation.gov
