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STANLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
http://www.stanleycc.org
A great resource for the business and services in the community of Stanley and beyond.
HIKING
There are over 250 miles of trails within the SNRA to explore! Pick a copy of the newest Forest Service trail map at:
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Headquarters Visitor Center
5 North Fork Canyon Road,
eight miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
208.727.5000
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Stanley Ranger Station
HC 64, Box 9900,
three miles south of Stanley on Highway 75
Stanley, Idaho 83278
208.774.3000
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth
HELPFUL BOOKS
Hiking Idaho
By Ralph Maughan and Jackie Maughan
Trails of the Sawtooth and White Cloud Mountians
By Margaret Fuller
CLIMBING
Climbing and mountain scrambling are popular in the SNRA. The Sawtooth, White Cloud and Boulder Mountains offer a vast array of technical climbs and spectacular peaks to explore.
HELPFUL BOOKS
Idaho: A Climbing Guide: Climbs, Scrambles, and Hikes
By Tom Lopez
CAMPING
During the summer, and especially on weekends, the reserved campsites are completely booked up. Reservations have to be made a minimum of 4 days in advance. To make reservations for these campsites, call the National Recreation Reservation Service at: 1.877.444.6777 or go online at: ww.reserveusa.com.
Camping attracts more recreationists to the SNRA than any other single activity. There are 37 developed campgrounds with a total of 700 individual sites along the Salmon River, in the Stanley, Redfish, and Alturas Lake areas and in the Wood River Valley. Camping outside of developed campgrounds is allowed with some restrictions.
RIVER RAFTING
The SNRA contains the headwaters of 4 of Idaho's major rivers, Salmon, Payette, Boise and Big Wood - making it a river rafting paradise. The Main Salmon River begins in the Southeast end of the Sawtooth Mountains below Galena Summit. The "world famous" Middle Fork of the Salmon River begins in the Northwest end of the Sawtooth Mountains below Banner Summit. The Middle Fork of the Salmon is where the Wilderness White Water River Outfitting Industry began in 1936. In addition to river rafting Redfish Lake and Alturas Lake offer wonderful sailing and swimming and some lakes offer boating and jet skiing.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
The Sawtooth Ski Club, Blaine County Recreation and City of Stanley maintain about 150 miles of groomed snowmobile trails and more than 70 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails. Backcountry skiing is quite popular and helicopter skiing is available in the SNRA with a heli-ski outfitter.
Check with the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center for backcountry avalanche advisory and weather forecast information. Their web site is: www.sawtoothavalanche.org.
Obtain a copy of “Nordic Ski Trails & Snowshoe Trails in Sun Valley & the Sawtooth Valley” from:
Blaine County Recreation District
208.788.2117
MOUNTAIN BIKING
There are 40+ mountain bike trails in the SNRA. The SNRA Headquarters Visitors Center has a listing, including a map, for more in-depth information.The SNRA Headquarters Visitors Center has a listing, including a free map, for more in depth information.
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Headquarters Visitor Center
5 North Fork Canyon Road,
eight miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
208.727.5000
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Stanley Ranger Station
HC 64, Box 9900,
three miles south of Stanley on Highway 75
Stanley, Idaho 83278
208.774.3000
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth
HELPFUL BOOKS
Good Dirt- The Mountain Bike Guide to Sun Valley, Idaho
By Greg McRoberts
FISHING
The SNRA contains the headwaters of four of Idaho’s major rivers, Salmon, Boise, Payette and Big Wood.
With over 500 mountain lakes and hundreds of miles of cold streams, the SNRA offers some of the most spectacular fishing in Idaho. You’ll find cutthroat, rainbow, brook, golden and bull trout, grayling, whitefish and steelhead.
Some of the best early-season fishing is in the Salmon River drainage, with steelhead trout reaching Stanley around April 1st. These anadromous (ocean-going) fish arrive here after traveling 900 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Most steelhead weigh six to eight pounds.
Two species of anadromous salmon travel 900 miles from the Pacific Ocean each year to the upper Salmon River. Sockeye salmon, which spawn in Redfish Lake, are the only remaining sockeye population in Idaho.
Spring and summer Chinook salmon spawn in the Salmon River and its major tributaries.
MOTORIZED USE
Most trails within the SNRA are open to mountain bikers, excluding those trails in the Wilderness portion of the SNRA. Other trails are open to motorized off-road vehicles and several lakes in the SNRA are open to motorized boating.
Travel plan maps and motorized trail maps have the most accurate information regarding trails that are open to ATV’s and motorized recreational vehicles. These maps and additional information are avaliable at most Ranger District and forest Service offices.
Photo by: Steve Bly blyphoto.com
Photo by: Steve Bly blyphoto.com
Photo by: Scott O' Malley www.scottomalley.com
Photo by: Sue Van Der Wal
Photo by Sue Van Der Wal
Photo by: Erik Barnes www.lightinthelandscape.com
Photo by: Scott O' Malley www.scottomalley.com
