Pettit Lake Day Use Area

Pettit Lake Day Use Area is a first-come, first-serve area and there is no fee. It offers access to the boat ramp and Pettit Lake for swimming, boating, canoeing, fishing and kayaking.

Type

Day use area

Town

Stanley · 16 mi from the town center

Official page

fs.usda.gov

Location

43.98191, -114.86590 · Open map

Source

Recreation Information Database · checked October 2, 2026

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• Pettit Lake Day Use Area
• Trail
• Lake
• Peak
• Park
• Waterfall

Other parks, trails and things to do within 15 miles, nearest first.

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• Trail 0411.8 mi long · near Stanley
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• Trail 3830.7 mi long · near Stanley
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• Yellowbelly Lakelake · near Stanley
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• McDonald Lakelake · near Stanley
  1.6 mi
• Mays Creek Trail6 mi long · near Stanley
  2.0 mi
• Pettit Creek Trail-High Water Route0.6 mi long · near Stanley
  2.4 mi
• Yellowbelly Trail8.1 mi long · near Stanley
  2.9 mi
• McDonald Peakpeak · near Stanley
  3.2 mi
• Farley Lakelake · near Stanley
  3.3 mi
• Parks Peakpeak · near Stanley
  3.5 mi
• Imogene Peakpeak · near Stanley
  3.5 mi
• Sawtooth National Recreation Areanational recreation area · near Stanley
  6.0 mi
• Smith Fallswaterfall · near Stanley
  8.8 mi