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Trap Creek Campground is located in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range in central Idaho.
Trap Creek is situated in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities are available, with an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscrossing the valley and surrounding mountains, including the Idaho Centennial Trail, which passes through the site.
Expansive and scenic Elk Meadow is near the campground, providing a great location for bird and wildlife watching.
This small campground offers one group site that consists of three smaller sites. If the group site is not reserved, the individual sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Vault toilets are provided. The road to the site and the parking spur within are paved.
Summer wildflowers are plentiful and a mixed stand of pines provides partial shade. Trap Creek flows nearby. The campground sits at an elevation of 6,670 feet, and temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.
Numerous sparkling lakes and streams, including the Salmon River, dot the area, making for great rainbow and native Westslope cutthroat trout fishing. Stanley and Redfish Lakes are nearby, offering great boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing.
Popular area events include an Arts and Crafts Fair in July, and Wagon Days, Salmon Festival, Quilt Fair and Fireman's Ball in September.
From Stanley, Idaho, take State Highway 21 west 12 miles. Take Forest Road 540 to Trap Creek Campground, located adjacent to State Highway 21.
Great site. Reserved the entire site but could not use site #1 as the ground did not work for tents. Site #2 and #3 were awesome though. Sadly much of the surrounding area was burned. The highlight truly was the Milky Way
What a beautiful quiet campground. We reserved the entire place for some friends and us. Even the pit toilet was clean, which is hard to say almost anywhere else. You get to hang out with lots of wildlife at night and stare at the Milky Way. You do get a few mosquitos due to swampy conditions close, but that's part of camping!
There was a fire a while back, but the campground still has a ton of mature trees for hammocks and shade. Highly recommended.
