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  4. Sunny Gulch Campground

Camping at Sunny Gulch Campground near Stanley

Public campground · Stanley · 44 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Outdoor opportunities extend well beyond the campground itself because Sunny Gulch lies within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the broader Sawtooth National Forest. Excellent river fishing is literally at your back door expect rainbow trout, Westslope cutthroat trout, occasional hybrid cutbows and bull trout and trailheads are close by: the Alpine Way Trail starts less than a mile away and the Idaho Centennial Trail passes nearby.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 64 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 35 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Public land
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 44 sites
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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Pets Allowed
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
10 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 44 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION
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Sunny Gulch Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Sunny Gulch Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (10 of 10 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Sunny Gulch Campground have RV hookups?
44 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Sunny Gulch Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Sunny Gulch Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (10 of 10 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 44 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 10 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 11 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 2 (31 reports), AT&T 1 (8 reports), T-Mobile 1 (7 reports)
Shade
Listing 10 of 11 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $24/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 10 nights max
Getting there
Listing SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“The spaces were spread out for some privacy and it was clean!”

Patricia A · Sep 2025

Friendly hosts and staff · 2 reviews

“the camp host was wonderful and we had a great chat with her!!!”

Donna M · Aug 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (64 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“The campground is in a beautiful setting along the Salmon River. It is modest sized so generally quiet. There is some nearby road noise. We enjoyed our stay here and would return.”

Trevor H 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“We loved it there so much that we stayed an extra night...the camp host was wonderful and we had a great chat with her!!!”

Donna M 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov
Nearby

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Glacier View Campground

2 mi from Sunny Gulch Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 246 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Outlet Campground

2.4 mi from Sunny Gulch Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 47 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Point Campground

3 mi from Sunny Gulch Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 83 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 44 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 35 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Outdoors Rv Creek Side
2021 Outdoors Rv Creek Side

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 5 · 77 mi from campground

$235/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2021 Jayco Jay Feather Micro 12SRK
2021 Jayco Jay Feather Micro 12SRK

Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 79 mi from campground

$79/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2023 New Jayco Jay Flight SLX Light Weight BAJA Edition
2023 New Jayco Jay Flight SLX Light Weight BAJA Edition

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 6 · 80 mi from campground

$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 22–Sep 17: Tent $125, RV & Tent $24–$48 per night
  • Off-peak Sep 18–Sep 20: Tent $125, RV & Tent $24–$48 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Sunny Gulch Campground

For July weekends, book about 181 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 145 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May117 days ahead147 days ahead86 days ahead128 days ahead
June138 days ahead173 days ahead115 days ahead165 days ahead
July145 days ahead181 days ahead148 days ahead181 days ahead
August158 days ahead181 days ahead116 days ahead181 days ahead
September159 days ahead180 days ahead71 days ahead164 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (4,063 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

44 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

44 sites · $24, $48/night

Loops: SUNNY GULCH CAMPGROUND (44)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15