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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]
Redfish Lake and Little Redfish Lake and the visitor services at these locations are only a few miles north of Mount Heyburn. While there are no trails to the top of Mount Heyburn, there are trails around both sides of Redfish Lake, and a boat service that ferries hikers the five miles (8 km) from Redfish Lake Lodge on the north end of the lake ...
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 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.
At Redfish Lake Lodge, a few miles south of Stanley, the employees are also mostly housed on site. The lodge sits in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, a large and rugged forest with over 300 ...
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a national recreation area in central Idaho, United States that is managed as part of Sawtooth National Forest.The recreation area, established on August 22, 1972, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and includes the Sawtooth, Hemingway–Boulders, and Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds wilderness areas.
On Friday, the agency said Forest Supervisor Kirk Flannigan planned to issue an area closure for the entire Redfish Lake complex, including the lodge, trails and all campgrounds surrounding the lake.
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 ...