This is a gem of a campground, with very helpful and friendly owners. Interior roads are hard packed dirt, big rig access is good. Our site was a very spacious pull through grass site with full hook ups, of the 10 sites only two were 50amp, we had a picnic table, fire ring and plenty of space for our towed. Spectacular location along the Salmon River with views in all directions, several sites back directly onto the river, it was all very peaceful and quiet. The bathrooms and laundry were dated but clean. Very pet friendly with plenty of places to walk your pet. Wifi was good but there was no AT&T signal. No food stores close by, but there is a small mercantile that stocks the basics in Stanley about 20 miles away. Stanley is a wonderful little town, with a great visitor center, we left with an armful of great information on what to see and do. We highly recommend eating at 'Stanley Sluice Alehouse', it has an eclectic menu, and also the best food we have had for a long time. There is so much to see and do in this breathtaking area, scenic drives, ghost towns, wildlife, pristine rivers, the list is endless, but note some attractions close down after October 1st. We would stay here again, in fact we extended our stay here twice, hard to leave this great campground! - tobyjug

Lovely and peaceful RV park by the river. Horses and wildlife create a peaceful ranch atmosphere. Ann, our host, was very helpful! - CJtripping

Although very open to sun & wind, this campground was very enjoyable. Sites are huge, and the surrounding scenery is beautiful. Nice stone firepits at each campsite. We backed up to the Salmon River and enjoyed watching and listening to birds (including osprey, bald eagle and yellow warbler) and the campground owners' horses. We loved the peace & quiet, as traffic is very light at night, and not all that heavy during the day. This campground is really "the middle of nowhere," and our cellphones did not work here (Verizon), but that was ok. Close by are ghost towns, mining history, tiny town museums, the Sawtooth Range (not visible from the campground but within 1/2 hour drive), and of course river-focused activities. Rafting is especially popular in spring; once the river calms down, fishing becomes big as well. Owners friendly and helpful; recommended places to eat within 15-20 minutes' drive too. The only drawback was the distance the bathrooms/showers were from the campsites (this place also has cabins to rent). - PokyRVer

Nice place to stop overnight and play some golf if you want to. Our site was pretty level and gravel. Wi-Fi was not real strong but we could use it. Nice view of some interesting rock formations. - Tschachers

Nice area of central Idaho. Lots of outdoor stuff to do. The park is clean and has great views of the area. Verizon coverage is good on extended network. No 3G, but the park's internet works fine. The only negative here is the sites are not near level, side to side, so one side of your rig is jacked up quite a bit. Overall, a nice place to spend a week. - retiredfields

Scenery is nice, golf course is a bit rough. Overnight rate is a bit steep for what is offered. Check rates if coming during an event weekend. - gonzo444

Nice surrounding views and this park is convenient to the interesting visitor center across the street. There are virtually no 50 amp spots that are accessible to big rigs. OK for spending the night but park is beginning to show lack of maintenance. Restroom/shower was not inviting. If you stay, try the ice cream at the next door gas station. AT&T air card didn't work. - JK Travels

Nice grassy sites and a well-kept park. Neighborhood views aren't great; but mountain views around the valley are nice. Only negative about this park is no Wi-Fi, and my air card (Verizon) did not work in the park (or anywhere else in Challis area). Facilities are older, but nice fooseball table and pool table in the recreation room and jungle gym/swing set for kids outside. We would stay again, but felt the $27 rate was high for no cable and no Wi-Fi. - PATHFINDER AND RAINBOW

We camped here and booked for one week and stayed another week. Great camp, nice area, great 4 wheeling at the Yankee Fork State Park across the road-miles of trail and mapped and marked. This is a wonderful park and the price is great, close to town. - Gail

Stayed 2 days. We have a big rig and fit in the large level pull-through site with no problem. We were one of only 6 vehicles. Check in was quick, staff were friendly. We had good cell service and wifi. The covered picnic table was nice. Not many amenities here but we would stay again if in the area. - mohocamper

This is a good sized park with very large sites - extra long because it used to be a mobile home park. I don't know why all the big trees were cut down at some point but they have planted new ones - yet it will be a while before there is any shade at all. But this makes the satellite signal easy to get. The wifi is excellent and our Verizon 4G was strong as well. The wifi might diminish if there were more people here - there were only 3 other rigs here when we were here. The management is very nice - I think they are trying to rebuild this RV Park and appreciate the business. Our rate ($19) was Passport America - but I think they take all the other ones too. All utilities were fine and the restrooms were small but clean. Again - if they ever fill this place up I would be a worried about availability of the restroom. They have a lot more sites than that facility can support. We would stay here again if in this area. Would be nice to have a picnic table at our site. - NiMo

Stayed here going to northern Idaho and also coming back. Loved the large long sites with a good deal of space between. Formerly mobile home sites. Restrooms/showers very clean. Wifi at site worked great, also no extra charge. Stayed at Passport America rate. Will stay here again. - Coastn

Arrived without reservation, friendly staff assigned us a large, on the river site. Quiet, relaxing. Really enjoyed the hot springs pool: the perfect temperature for me, which was hot! I didn't try the smaller, even hotter indoor pool as it was too hot for me. No AT&T cell here, Verizon air card did work. No sewer on site, dump station at entrance. DirecTV satellite no problem from my site. Other sites may have some tree issues. A nice find, I recommend a visit and would come back in the future. - Brujomar

One reason I did not give this park a "10" is that is a long walk through the tent area to the showers. If you camp self-contained, no problem. The other reason to mark this park a "9" is that it is almost 5 miles off the main Highway at the end of a ranch-filled valley. However, it is worth the extra drive. The hot springs flow into a 2 swimming pools with natural rock bottoms. The hot pool was too hot for us to use comfortably, but must be great in the winter. The larger pool is outdoors and stays about 99 degrees. WONDERFUL! The water is crystal clear, uniformly 4 feet deep and Olympic sized. Use of the hot spring pools is included in the price of the RV stay. The RV spaces are nicely spread along the Salmon River bank. We would definitely stop here again next time we are in Idaho! - WNC Traveler

This is our 5th time at Challis Hot Springs, so of course we love it here. The pools are as fabulous as ever, and they have been upgraded with new stainless steel railings for added safety and access. The WiFi is stronger and can now be used at some of the RV sites. It was not quite strong enough to use at our favorite site # 21, but we were able to sit in the office to use it. Try to get a site along the river if possible. The camp has been in the same family for four generations, and everyone here was extremely helpful and friendly. We recommend that EVERYONE spend at least one night here! - nevadagurl

I checked off "pull thru" sites but there are only 2 or 3 of them. The rest are back-in. The pit toilets are kept very clean. The roads and sites are asphalt and fairly level. Sites have picnic tables and campfire grills. Half of the campground is on the river side of Idaho 75 the other half are located on the other side of the road. The water is by old fashioned pump, which means you can't hook a water hose up to it. There is a dump station and drinking water is available to dump/fill your tanks 1 mile south of Stanley, ID., at the ranger station. A $5.00 donation is appreciated. - gonzo444

The only reason this campground did not get a 10 is because there are no hookups. This is a beautiful National Forest Service Campground located about 4 miles northeast of Stanley and is right on the beautiful Salmon River, the "River of No Return" which was the setting for the movie starring Marilyn Monroe. The sites are all very long, paved, and many are right on the banks of the river. This is one of the few National Forest Campgrounds in this Sawtooth Wilderness area where the roads and sites are fully paved and can handle a big rig. We pulled our 40' motorhome (with ease) head into the site so we could see the river from the windshield. The river was about 30 feet in front of us, with lots of white water boiling over the rocks. The camp manager was gracious and welcomed us like family. We boon docked here for only two nights due to our schedule, but we will definitely return for a longer stay. - 2Miles

The spaces are adequate, the staff is friendly, the prices are low, and the on-site restraunt excellent. What else is there? - gritz

Took a "chance" with this park on account of latest review being in 2014? First off the senior owner is very nice as is all of the relations that work at the camp...and there many of them. Unfortunately ALL of their attention seems directed to the campgrounds "cafe" that services breakfasts thru dinner all but Monday's. While we found the food good, it was also very much overpriced. The campground itself was in need of major attention. The "terrace" level with a beautiful view of the mountains was dry and dusty, no shade not grass, and resembled more of a maintenance staging area than a campground. Most of the trailers there appeared to be long-term. I wouldn't store my motorhome there. It is nothing but a maintenance staging area, dry and dusty, with a number of what looked to be full-timers. As for the lower shaded area around the "cafe" a large number of the sites appear longer term possibly workers in the cafe. most of the sites appear to be longer stay campers. Dogs were not kept on leashes and allow to use the entire park as their private bathroom area and nobody seemed to care. Weeds around our hookups were over a foot tall and I pulled many just to get to the water connection. It was like nobody gave any attention, or cared, about what went on outside the "cafe". As for bathrooms/showers they were not what I would label dirty but far from up to my level of cleanliness. Both the individual toilet and shower "bays" we're very "tight"! I believe we stayed in site #12, in a motorhome, and no, we would not stay at this park next time in the Stanley area. This park deserves no more than a 4 rating. - Sweatlife

This park has a variety of site sizes and types in the lower shaded area...some more level than others. Pads are gravel, no fire pits at individual sites, but a nice central fire pit/grill in a grass area with a large awning over picnic tables. The Pot Belly cafe on-site is very good casual dining. The smoked prime rib offered on Weds & Sat is great. Free laundromat and nice folks make this worth a visit. - bugsy