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Bear Lake State Park Campground

12 Reviews

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State Park

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Location

Bear Lake State Park Campground is located in Idaho

Directions

From town: Go 11 mi E on N Beach Rd. Follow signs to east side of lake.

Address

5637 East Shore Rd
St Charles, ID 83272

Coordinates

42.03211968 N
111.25746528 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Hayley K.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 22, 2021

Gorgeous Lake but busy during the Summer

The most popular of the campgrounds on the East side of the lake due to the tropically blue water. Lots of spots for tents and RV’s. Even has pull through sites on the lake. Beautiful views and easy beach access from all sites.

Bathrooms are okay, they need to attended to more often during busy weekends but as big as it is, it was well maintained. Sites have fire pit and picnic tables.

There is a large picnic pavilion for group gatherings with a cute little benched(rock) area. There are a TON of campgrounds on the East side of the lake. You will have your choice of spots with different amenities.

The camp hosts are friendly and helpful. The sites are very RV or van-friendly. Many of them are also large enough for a large tent but make sure you check the sites before because not all sites are tent friendly.

It is a big party here during the Summer so keep that in mind when looking for a campspot. There is a big beach hang-out nearby where you can rent water sport gear so it can get pretty busy during the weekends but I went during the week and hardly saw anyone.

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hailey U.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 2, 2021

Bear Lake 2021

Electric and water hook ups with dump site. Public outhouses are available. if you are up to walking a bit the ones near the day use area are cleaner and used less. Beautiful lake.

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jeffrey B.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 12, 2021

Nice lakeside camping

This RV park is along side Bear Lake. A short stroll across the large beach and you can set up shade, have a relaxing day on the beach.

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Month of VisitAugust

John M.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 13, 2020

East side also Idaho side. Saint Charles ID elevation 5940 ft

If coming from Idaho Falls stay on 30 Hwy till Montpelier then take 89 hwy to St Charles. If ya coming from Jackson Wy stay on 89 Hwy . If ya need Groc stop at the store in Montpelier. Google will take you the shorter way which you will be traveling on a very dusty dirt road for 6 miles or more. Sometimes the shorter way isn’t the best way. Sites are pretty level they have electric some with water and some with 50amps. They all have picnic tables no sewer. They have a dump station for that. Beach area is sandy and water is very shallow so if you have kids not to worry so much. Water is a turquoise color very cool like your in the Caribbean. Pics coming soon waiting for the smoke to clear from the west fires. Here for 5 days today is Sept 13 2020.

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Heather C.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

Caribbean of the Rockies

Such an appropriate description! We had a wonderful time! Great campsite near the water. The beach has fine sand and the water depth is super gradual - it'll take 50-60 yards to get waist deep. Crystal clear water. I dont normally get into lakes, but this was different. There is hiking and biking nearby - a little bit of something for everyone. We are definitely going back.

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David F.

Traveler

Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019

Love the group site

The group site has full hookups with a pit toilet and a dump station. The group site also has a pavilion, grass, and trees. However, when I went, the individual sites had sand, sagebrush, with little to no shade. However, the boat dock is very nearby.

Amanda T.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 28, 2019

Beautiful beachside camping

The views were amazing right from our tent! The water was a little on the chilly side so we did more wading than swimming, but you cant ask for too much more in UT/ID. The waters were crystal clear turquoise blue and we could hear the sound of the waves from our tent. The bathrooms were kept clean and smell free especially for pit toilets.

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Shani C.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 24, 2019

Earlier The Better

We had wanted to camp at Bear Lake and there was 1 site left were we had wanted. Unfortunately this guy on a bike had claimed the site and luckily for him it was my Christian hour or I would of argued with him. The campground was super simple and close to the lake. There was a bathroom nothing to brag about and it was just open. No shade just a site to be close to the lake. It was 1st come 1st serve and I would suggest you get there as early as you can. Down a bit is a picnic area where you could do a day camp but no overnight. After all that we ended up going towards Garden City area and ended up finding a beach to swim and have lunch at. The water was beautiful and refreshing, dogs were allowed just keep them on a leash. We got there pretty early but after 12 it seemed a bit crowded. Overall it was a great day and on our way back to our KOA there was a festival going on in Garden City, lots of places to eat, shop, just be a tourist. Excited to return!

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Shariah T.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2019

Best getaway for Idaho and Utah

Couple hours out of the big city and you’re camping in one of the best places west of the Mississippi. Of course, we do have a boat to go on which is most of the fun but there’s so many beaches and plenty of places to fish which adds to the fun.

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Alan B.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 1, 2018

Nice place to enjoy the lake

Agreat place to go especially if you want to cast your boat off and do some fishing or even some geocaching! If it's too hot on the lake there are some nice forests on the west side of the lake to escape into

Month of VisitJune