As the Bench Lake Fire continues to burn by Idaho’s popular Redfish Lake, forcing the recreation destination’s closure, residents have started an effort to make sure the people who make their living ...

Two weeks after a wildfire ignited near a beloved Idaho recreation area, threatening campsites and a historic lodge, fire officials publicly acknowledged that the blaze was human-caused. The Bench ...

Part of the area around Redfish Lake, pictured here in a file photo, will be closed until next spring for improvements. Idaho Statesman file The U.S. Forest Service will close a trail, parking lots ...

An aerial photo shared to Facebook by the Sawtooth National Forest shows a plume of smoke coming from a 40-acre wildfire called the Bench Lake Fire, a short distance from Redfish Lake. Sawtooth ...

STANLEY, Idaho (SNRA News Release) — The Redfish Lake recreation complex on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area will reopen in phases beginning Friday, July 26, through Tuesday, July 30. The complex ...

STANLEY, Idaho (NFS News Release) - Sawtooth National Recreation Area Ranger Kirk Flannigan will soon be issuing an emergency closure order in response to the Bench Lake Fire, which started ...

More than two weeks after the Bench Lake wildfire forced staff and guests to flee, Stanley’s iconic Redfish Lake Lodge is set to reopen to the public on Tuesday. Evacuations went into effect at the ...

Redfish Lake Lodge, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the Sawtooth Society recently celebrated the newly completed Grand Mogul Bridge construction across Redfish Lake Creek inlet. In a press ...

STANLEY — Idaho U.S. Rep. Mike Simspon said he was “pleased as punch” on Monday. Sporting shorts, a black cowboy hat and hiking shoes, Simpson got off the beaten path to celebrate a new path. He ...

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — The popular and remote Redfish Lake Lodge could get a facelift through a proposal under consideration by the U.S. Forest Service. Lodge General Manager Jeff Clegg said the plan, ...

The U.S. Forest Service will close a trail, parking lots and a road at one of Idaho’s most popular camping areas as it works on improvements, the agency said in a news release. Sawtooth National ...