🏞️ Idaho’s Best Kept Secret? Vanlife in Stanley

Whenever I tell people I’m heading to Idaho, I get the same reaction: “YA GOTTA VISIT STANLEY!” So that’s exactly what we did. What was supposed to be a quick 5-day stop turned into three incredible weeks. This is hands-down one of my favorite places I’ve ever explored. In this episode we chase ghosts in the abandoned mining towns of Bonanza and Custer, stroll Stanley for some killer pizza with lake views, celebrate the 4th of July at Redfish Lake, cook up some Red White & Blue Burgers over the campfire, and end up at what might be the most beautiful campsite in America on Stanley Lake. If Heaven has mountains, it probably looks a lot like Stanley, Idaho. All the beauty of the Tetons with none of the crowds. Little Wyatt and I are loving every second of this vanlife road trip through the Sawtooth Mountains. If you love real, unfiltered adventures with dogs, ghost towns, and jaw-dropping campsites, this one’s for you. Watch till the end: that final campsite at Stanley Lake is something else. 00:00 Intro from Stanley Lake 00:48 Coffee, Soccer, & Stanley Plans 03:28 Bonanza Ghost Town Exploration 10:22 Custer Ghost Town Hunting 12:29 First Drive into Stanley, Idaho 14:44 Pizza with Stanley Lake Views 16:53 4th of July at Redfish Lake 21:40 Campfire Red, White & Blue Burgers 34:17 Dream Campsite at Stanley Lake 36:14 Final Thoughts on Stanley, Idaho Drop a comment: Would you add Stanley to your vanlife bucket list? Smash like if Stanley stole your heart too ❤️ #Vanlife #StanleyIdaho #SawtoothMountains #RedfishLake #GhostTowns #IdahoTravel #FullTimeVanlife #LittleWyatt A HUGE thank you to my patrons: Connie Hecht, David Ziegler, Jessie LeBel, Surviving the Strange, Abdellah Haloui. 🚐 To support our journey and see exclusive unedited content, or even get some custom postcards from the road, check out our Patreon community here:   / johnnytrekker   Instagram:   / johnnytrekker_   Some of my favorite videos: Adopting Little Wyatt:    • And Along Came Wyatt. | S3: Vlog #45.   Getting Stuck in Colorado Sand and a Nine Hour Recovery:    • S1: E4. "Is This the End of the Road?"   Vandalf the Grey Full Tour:    • 2025 Van Build Tour | Welcome to Vandalf t...