Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Image credit

Digital Archive on NPGallery, Joseph S. Dixon, 1937

Protected since

1972

Size · acres

756,000

State

Idaho

Nearest town

Stanley, ID

The wildlife this land supports

Not Just Made for You and Me

Wolverine

Elk

Salmon

Black Bear

Idaho

Stanley, ID

The Sawtooths rise like a sawblade skyline above alpine lakes and wide open valleys, a rugged Idaho wilderness shaped by glaciers and solitude.

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Local museum
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Signature seafood room
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