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Stanley Lake Forest Service Campground
Stanley, ID ​

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 This is probably a tie for the luckiest we have ever gotten scoring a walk up, no reservation campsite (see Little Crater Paulina Lake for the other lucky event!)   We really just planned to take a peek at the campground and then move along as we never thought we would get a spot in a popular reservation campground on a weekend in July!  But as we were pulling up to the entrance of the campground in the afternoon on a Friday the host was at the sign flipping it from Full to Vacancy.... say what???   A last minute cancellation, sad for someone, but good luck for us.....We scored a prime lakefront site!   Our site was site #5 and I do not think it could have been much better.  Solar charging was great in these lightly forested sites, this was night nine on our no hookup, no generator road trip and it was still going well!   Just a short 10 min drive from the town of Stanley, so very easy to go in an refill on ice and groceries..... and goodies from Stanley Baking!  Minimal bugs, which is a positive in my book.  Water access to the shoreline was a little steep, but worth it for the private lakeside spot.   There was construction going on, and by 2019-2020 there will be several more sites at this campground, could make the shoreline and lake a little too busy in years to come?   Glad we experienced it when we did, Mason loved the swimming and we loved the views!  
Most Recent Visit - July 2018
$16/ night
Vault toilets, Potable Water 
​No Cellular Signal

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Look at that lake and Sawtooth view!
Getting Here:  
From Stanley, take ID 21 North for 5 miles, then turn Right (West ) on Forest Service Road #455 and go 3.5 miles, campground will be on the left.   

Nearby Hikes, Bikes & Other Sights.....
Even the side of the road in Stanley is Beautiful!  
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  • Where We Wandered
    • Arizona >
      • Forest Rd 611, North Rim Grand Canyon
      • N Timp Point, North Rim Grand Canyon
    • California >
      • Alabama Hills
      • Benton Hot Springs
      • Panther Flat
      • Redwood National & State Parks
    • Idaho >
      • Amanita Campground
      • Dworshak State Park
      • Farragut Lake State Park
      • Grandjean Rd
      • Jerome County Fairgrounds
      • Kootenai Falls & Suspension Bridge
      • Morman Bend
      • Lake View Campground - Stanley Lake
      • Northwest Passage Ponderosa State Park
      • Petit Lake
      • Ponderosa State Park
      • Priest Lake Lionhead Unit
      • Schweitzer Mountain Ski Lot
      • Stanley Lake Campground
      • Wood River
      • Woodhead Power Park
    • Montana >
      • Avalanche Campground
      • Big Arm State Park
      • Bowman Lake
      • Dalles Forest Service Campground
      • Emery Bay Campground Hungry Horse Reservoir
      • Glacier Rim River Access
      • Lake Como Horse Camp
      • Painted Rocks State Park
      • Route of the Hiawatha
      • Slowey Campground
      • Wayfarers State Park
      • Whitefish Mountain
    • Nevada >
      • Pyramid Lake Wino Beach
      • Walker Lake Sportsman's Beach
    • Oregon >
      • Breitenbush Campground
      • Cape Lookout State Park
      • Cascade Locks Marine Park Campground
      • Cottonwood Canyon State Park
      • Detroit Lake, OR
      • Fort Stevens State Park
      • Jasper Point State Park
      • Kiwa Spring Rd / Forest Service Rd 4130
      • La Pine State Park
      • Little Crater Paulina Lake
      • Memaloose State Park
      • Mt. Bachelor Overnight RV
      • Mt Hood Meadows Ski Parking
      • Olallie Lake, OR
      • Opal Creek Wilderness North Fork Rd
      • Phil's Trails Dispersed
      • Rufus Landing Recreation Area
      • Silver Falls State Park
      • Skull Hollow Campground
      • Tillicum Beach
    • Utah >
      • BLM 340 Dispersed Site
      • Devil's Canyon
      • Devil's Garden - Arches National Park
      • Goosenecks State Park
      • Lone Rock Beach
      • Watchman Campground - Zion
      • Valley of the Gods
      • Red Canyon Forest Service Campground
      • Gooseberry Mesa
    • Washington >
      • Burke Lake - Ancient Lakes, Quincy WA
      • Glacier View Campground
      • Entiat WA FS Rd 5800
      • Fox Creek Campground - Entiat
      • Frenchman Coulee
      • Hamma Hamma Campground
      • Ike Kinswa State Park
      • Jameson Lake
      • Lakeshore RV - Chelan
      • Lake Takhlakh Campground
      • Lake Wenatchee State Park
      • Mad River Rd Entiat WA
      • Manastash Rd Dispersed
      • Maryhill State Park
      • Mission Ridge Ski Parking
      • Moses Lake Sand Dunes Dispersed Site
      • Plymouth Park
      • Taneum Creek - Shadow Cr Rd Taneum Creek Rd Dispersed Site
      • Taneum Creek Dispersed
      • Tieton River Dispersed Sites
      • Turkey Hole Lyle WA
      • Wenatchee Confluence State Park
      • Wynoochee Lake
    • Wyoming >
      • Bridge Bay Campground
      • Grand Teton National Park
      • Lizard Creek
      • Lonesomehurst Campground
      • Pebble Creek Campground
      • Signal Mountain Campground
      • Tower Fall Campground
      • Yellowstone National Park
  • Camp Cooking
    • Campfire Fajitas Recipe
  • Camper Mods
  • Wandering Wisdom
    • No Wandering Without...
    • No Wandering Without...
    • GoPro and Camera
    • Wisdom of Other Wanderers
    • We have been featured!
  • Camp Reads
  • Wanderer's Wishes....
  • Different Kind of Wandering
    • Cruising! >
      • Cruise Ship Style
      • Cruise Ship Fun
  • National Parks Visited
  • The Wanderers
    • Our Truck Camper History
    • Contact Us
  • Where to Wander Next.....
  • Blog
    • Gifts for Nurses
    • Essential Sites for Nurses
    • Chicago Trip