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USFSSawtooth National Forest · Idaho

Mountain View Campground

This campground is located on the east side of Little Redfish Lake.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.6,493ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Boise3h27real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 6,493 ft, Mountain View Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 12°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 4 named hiking routes, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
85%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 16.
45°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Boise
138 mi
3h27
02
Idaho Falls
206 mi
4h23
03
Coeur d'Alene
424 mi
8h52
By drive time
Boise · 3h27Idaho Falls · 4h23Coeur d'Alene · 8h52Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.5 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
4
Trail segments
111

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.5 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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