Sunny Gulch Campground

CampgroundPaid70 km from Ketchum, Idaho

Sawtooth Valley, about 1.1 km from Sunny Gulch Campground — Nearby: Sawtooth Valley · 1.1 km awayPhoto: Fredlyfish4 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sawtooth Mountains, about 1.2 km from Sunny Gulch Campground — Nearby: Sawtooth Mountains · 1.2 km awayPhoto: Fredlyfish4 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Plot of OpenStreetMap data

Fee: Paid
Phone: +1-208-727-5000
Website: fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/sunny-gulch-campground

Forty-five nonelectric units accommodate tents, trailers and RVs; ten are reservable and the rest are first-come. Vault toilets, potable water and picnic tables are provided.

Water and dump stations nearby

Potable water
water closed in October · Water fill station, near Idaho City · Fee not recorded
Sunny Gulch Campground also records a tap, usually for campers; the nearest public one is shown.
More water fill stations nearby
56 mi from Sunny Gulch Campground, in a straight lineDirections to water closed in October in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
RV dump station
Service point near Challis · Fee not recorded
More RV dump stations nearby
53 mi from Sunny Gulch Campground, in a straight lineDirections to Service point near Challis in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Straight-line distance from Sunny Gulch Campground. From OpenStreetMap: "fee not recorded" means no fee is tagged, not that it's free.

Recreation.gov

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Sunny Gulch Campground sits along the shores of Salmon River in the forests of central Idaho. Recreation Excellent fishing is right out your back door on the Salmon River, with rainbow trout, Westslope cutthroat trout and occasional hybrid cutbows and bull trout available. Sunny Gulch lies in the heart of the…

Sites: 45
Check-in / out: 14:00 / 12:00

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Data: Recreation.gov (RIDB), provided by federal agencies, updated October 13, 2026. Not endorsed by Recreation.gov or the U.S. Government.