Alturas Lake Inlet

ALTURAS LAKE INLET
ALTURAS LAKE INLET
ALTURAS LAKE INLET
ALTURAS LAKE INLET
ALTURAS LAKE INLET

Featured amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

16 total sites

RV Sites

16 sites

About Alturas Lake Inlet

Alturas Lake Inlet Campground is located on the shores of scenic Alturas Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range.

Number of accommodations: 16

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Jun 5 to Sep 10

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Restrooms
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • Fire Pit
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

16 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 02, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 03, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 06, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 07, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 09, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 11, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 13, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 14, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 16, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 17, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 22, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 23, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 24, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 27, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 28, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET RV
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (96)

What Guests Are Saying

Alturas Lake Inlet is a beautiful lakeside campground set against the picturesque Sawtooth Mountains, featuring clean facilities and attentive camp hosts. The campground offers ample space and privacy, with easy access to the lake for swimming, fishing, and hiking. While it can get crowded on weekends and mosquitoes are prevalent, many guests find it well worth the trip for the stunning scenery and overall enjoyable experience.

Review Summary

4.3
96 reviews
5
63.5%
61
4
15.6%
15
3
13.5%
13
2
6.3%
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1
1.0%
1

JodyLori C

Verified

June 25, 2026 Stayed at: 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

Altuas Lake Inlet had the cleanest bathrooms that we have ever used at a campground. The camp hosts were outstanding! We highly recommend this beautiful place.

Daniel M

Verified

June 18, 2026 Stayed at: 17, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

Campsites are well spaced to provide privacy. The Camp hosts were super nice and offered helpful advice. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained. A great location still within easy drive to Redfish Lake and Stanley.

Meghan W

Verified

June 15, 2026 Stayed at: 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

4

Site 10 was a wonderful tent site, with plenty of open space for kids and dogs to play within the site. Lots of shade throughout the day and plenty of trees for hammock hangs, mosquitos were moderate. Only issue was the vault toilets were horrific smelling, worst vault toilets we've experienced so far.

Michael F

Verified

December 23, 2025 Stayed at: 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

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

Verified

October 1, 2025 Stayed at: 06, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

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

Verified

September 20, 2025 Stayed at: 11, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

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

Verified

September 18, 2025 Stayed at: 10, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

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

Verified

September 7, 2025 Stayed at: 14, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

Wonderful campground with easy access to Alturas Lake.

Tony S

Verified

August 25, 2025 Stayed at: 28, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

5

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

Verified

August 18, 2025 Stayed at: 24, Loop: ALTURAS LAKE INLET

2

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.

Location Alturas Lake Inlet

Address:
Sawtooth Nra
Stanley, ID, 83340
United States

Elevation: 2144 feet

Distance to downtown

26 mi drive to downtown Stanley (about 35 min)

Policies & Rules

General

  • Standard Single Family sites: Recreation Use Fee allows ONE camping unit ONLY. Double sites: refer to Specific Site # for capacity limits.
  • 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.
  • There are no electricity, water or sewer hookups at this campground.
  • 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.
  • FIRST COME FIRST SERVE sites must be booked in person. DO NOT call to determine availability, as they are only available on-site.
  • Beach access not included in site fees AND no pets are allowed at beach area. NO JET SKIING permitted on the lake.
  • Idaho Off-road Vehicle Safety Message
  • 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.
  • Click here for more info about the Sawtooth National Forest
  • Opening and closing dates are weather permitting, please call 928-537-8888 for more information.

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Last updated: September 9, 2026

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