About Alturas Lake Inlet
Number of accommodations: 16
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (73)
What Guests Are Saying
Alturas Lake Inlet is a beautiful campground with excellent amenities, including clean bathrooms and helpful camp hosts. Visitors appreciate the stunning hiking trails, pristine lake for paddleboarding, and overall spaciousness of the sites. While some concerns were raised about noise from generators and overcrowding, many guests express a strong desire to return, citing the friendly atmosphere and wonderful experiences enjoyed over the years.
What Guests Are Saying
Alturas Lake Inlet is a beautiful campground with excellent amenities, including clean bathrooms and helpful camp hosts. Visitors appreciate the stunning hiking trails, pristine lake for paddleboarding, and overall spaciousness of the sites. While some concerns were raised about noise from generators and overcrowding, many guests express a strong desire to return, citing the friendly atmosphere and wonderful experiences enjoyed over the years.
Review Summary
Michael F
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
This is one of my favorite places. It's getting more difficult to get reservations due to demand, but I'll keep doing so as long as I'm able.
LeAnn M
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Great place. Beautiful hiking trails and bike trails everywhere. The camp host cleaned the bathroom twice a day!! The beach was incredible! I’m sure its crazy in the summer!!
Danny K
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Campground was excellent. Camp Host was knowledgeable and helpful. Rest rooms were immaculate. Recommend hiking the Alpine Way trail to the lake. Paddle Boarding and swimming were great. The water is so pristine.
Pamela D
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Enjoyed this campground. It was clean and spacious with lots of outhouses and clean water. We used it as a base camp as we canoed surrounding lakes.
Holly R
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Wonderful campground with easy access to Alturas Lake.
Tony S
VerifiedAugust 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
I have been going to Alturas for 30+ years starting as a kid when my parents took me and now I take my kids. This year, the camp host from AZ was outstanding., he helped talk to an arguing couple with calm and ease, very polite and the outhouse facilities are the cleanest I have ever seen any campground.
The fishing as great, my 10 yr old daughter caught probably 15 and a 4” rainbow. Beautiful place!
Heather A
VerifiedAugust 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
The campground itself was clean, the host was excellent, and the scenery was absolutely beautiful. However, over half of the campers had generators, and the ones to either side of us were running their generators all day long every day (they did respect quiet hours starting at 10 pm, but beyond that, the generators were constantly running). That ruins the camping experience and the point of going out into nature for us. Establishing more rules about generator use in this campground is definitely something that needs to be addressed for the future.
David O
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Beautiful area and lake. Not as bust as Redfish but getting more crowded every year.
Sherry F
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Always a great place to camp.
JoEllen P
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET
Our second time there in 2 years! We hope to get another spot next year beautiful lake, clean campground , great hosts, clean bathrooms! Hiking trials were very close and beautiful!
Location Alturas Lake Inlet
Address:
Sawtooth Nra
Stanley, ID, 83340
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 43.9 / -114.883
Elevation: 2144 feet
Policies & Rules
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Standard Single Family sites: Recreation Use Fee allows ONE camping unit ONLY. Double sites: refer to Specific Site # for capacity limits. |
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Extra Vehicles: Fee is half the Standard Single Family rate and CANNOT BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE - upon arrival coordinate with the host for payment and where to park. |
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There are no electricity, water or sewer hookups at this campground. |
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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. |
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FIRST COME FIRST SERVE sites must be booked in person. DO NOT call to determine availability, as they are only available on-site. |
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Beach access not included in site fees AND no pets are allowed at beach area.
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Idaho Off-road Vehicle Safety Message |
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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. |
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Click here for more info about the Sawtooth National Forest |
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Opening and closing dates are weather permitting, please call 928-537-8888 for more information. |
