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Redfish Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, just south of Stanley.It is the largest lake within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.. The U.S. Forest Service has developed some facilities for hiking, camping, and water sports on Redfish Lake while largely maintaining the natural landscape of the Sawtooth Mountains. [1]
There are hundreds of lakes in the Sawtooth Mountains, most of which have been created by alpine glaciers.The majority of the lakes are within the Sawtooth Wilderness, but several are not yet still within Sawtooth National Recreation Area The largest lakes are Redfish, Alturas, Pettit, Yellow Belly, Stanley, and Sawtooth lakes.
The Upper Redfish Lakes are a chain of small alpine glacial lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are drained by an unnamed creek that is a tributary of Redfish Lake Creek , which flows into the Salmon River .
The 100-year-old lodge at the popular recreation destination remains closed as firefighters battle the Bench Lake Fire, which is at zero containment about 8 miles south of Stanley.
The Redfish Lake trailhead can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 214. [1] The surface elevation of the lake is 6,513 feet (1,985 m) above sea level. To reach the Redfish Creek trailhead you can either hike around either side of Redfish Lake or take a boat across and save several miles of hiking. With a surface ...
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The lakes are drained by an unnamed stream that flows into Redfish Lake, Redfish Lake Creek, and eventually the Salmon River. The Bench Lakes are in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. The uppermost Bench Lake is at the northeastern base of Mount Heyburn.