Mountain View Campground - Lowman ID

It's been hot in Idaho. We were at elevation in McCall, and we certainly don't want to head back to the heat! Our plan was to head to Coeur d'Alene, but we have been given more time on this trip, so instead we head east towards Stanley and Ketchum. We've heard it's beautiful up there, so we need to see for ourselves.

Tom has a stroke of luck and finds us a couple of days at the Mountain View Campground in Lowman ID, about halfway between McCall and Stanley. Mountain View is a beautiful campground at about 3800' elevation and is nestled right on the south fork of the Payette River.

Many of the sites here have river access, including ours! As Tom would say, "It doesn't get much better than this!"

Our wading pool and private beach

We're dry camping here (no water, electricity, or sewer hook-ups), so we have to be somewhat careful with our battery usage. Tom gets out his solar panels and keeps us charged up, but no air conditioning while we're here. Also, there's no cell service or wifi.

So we just get to spend our time chilling (and believe me the water is COLD!) by the river.

Tank is in doggie heaven and is wet almost the whole time!