Buffalo Campground, near Island Park, Idaho, is a fantastic place to set up camp while exploring the nearby wonders of Yellowstone National Park. This campground offers a peaceful atmosphere with spacious sites that provide a good amount of privacy, making it a great choice for families and those looking to unwind in nature.

The campground is equipped with essential amenities like clean restrooms and potable water, ensuring a comfortable stay. Many visitors have highlighted the convenience of having electrical hookups available at some sites, which can be a real bonus during warmer weather. As one camper noted, “The site was very spacious and the campground nice and quiet, clean and well kept.”

For outdoor activities, Buffalo Campground is just a stone's throw from the Buffalo River, which is perfect for fishing. Reviewers have enjoyed the nearby fishing spots, with some even catching trout right from the riverbank. Plus, the campground's location means you're only about 25 minutes from the bustling attractions of West Yellowstone, making it easy to enjoy both the serenity of camping and the excitement of park adventures.

With its beautiful surroundings and well-maintained facilities, Buffalo Campground is a great base for your Idaho escapades. Whether you're here for a quick getaway or a longer stay, you'll find plenty of opportunities to relax and explore.

## Overview

 Buffalo Campground is located 26 miles south of West Yellowstone, Montana and 25 miles north of Ashton, Idaho in beautiful Island Park, Idaho. Buffalo is a large campground just off U.S. Highway 20 on the banks of the Buffalo River at an elevation of 6,200 feet. Visitors love Island Park for its world-class fishing and outstanding scenery and wildlife viewing opportunities.
## Recreation

 The Island Park area is renowned for its fishing; the Henry's Fork is known as one of the nation's best fly-fishing streams. Anglers cast for rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout and Kokanee salmon. Island Park Reservoir and Henry's Lake are nearby, both offering boating, water skiing and excellent fishing opportunities. Hiking, biking, horseback riding and ATVing are popular activities. Many miles of trails are in the area, including the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the Nez Perce Trail. The Big Springs National Recreation Water Trail offers an approximately three-hour float or canoe trip through beautiful scenery. Wildlife, including moose, bald eagles and Sandhill cranes, are often seen along the trail. 
## Natural Features

 Island Park is composed of two areas of extinct volcanic activity. The Henry's Fork Caldera sits inside the larger Island Park Caldera. The area is known for its dense forests of lodgepole pine, broad grassy meadows bursting with summer wildflowers and a wide variety of wildlife, including black and grizzly bears, moose, elk, deer, bald eagles, Sandhill cranes and much, much more. The campground lies alongside the Buffalo River, created by a large spring just 4.5 miles away. The Buffalo is a tributary of the Henry's Fork, and flows into it just 2 miles east of the campground. Brook and rainbow trout are plentiful in the Buffalo and a variety of waterfowl and wildlife frequents the river corridor. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Mesa Falls Scenic Byway is 7 miles south of the campground. This 28-mile road leads to scenic overlooks and trails at 110 foot Upper Mesa Falls and 85 foot Lower Mesa Falls. Harriman State Park is 8 miles south. The Henry's Fork meanders through the Harriman, offering excellent fishing. Over 20 miles of trails are available, and wildlife is abundant in this scenic park. Henry's Lake State Park is 11 miles north, offering fishing, a fish cleaning station and boat ramp. Yellowstone National Park's west entrance is just 26 miles north in the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. Visitors enjoy day-tripping to the park for unparalleled wildlife viewing and the beautiful and unique scenery.

Buffalo (idaho)

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The Best Camping Near Macks Inn, Idaho

Quiet campground, excellent camp hosts who kept the grounds cleaned & maintained. Beautiful camp sites right by the river. Only 30 minutes from Yellowstone. 

Buffalo Campground Idaho

site: large. private. wooded. stream bordering.
amenities: clean. not busy.
attractions: fishing. much more private than camping closer to Yellowstone National Park
I would go camping here again when visiting Yellowstone.


quiet

Quaint quaint camping spots, with good distance from other campers. Another great spot for kiddos to adventure.

Spacious 

This campground had everything we needed and could easily accomodate two tents and a camper. We had a spot right on the river and felt like we had the place to ourselves. Conveniently located near Ponds lodge if you want to grab dinner and drinks!

Beautiful views

It was clean. Big sites. Plenty of spigots. River close by. Running water in bathrooms.  Overall I would use again. 

Buffalo

My boy and I headed up to Island Park for Father's Day '19 for a few days of camping and fly fishing. As we first got into the campground, a moose was grubbing on some shrubs. Found our camping spot and no one was around except for a few campers. 

  

Our spot was very spacious and had some cover from the Aspen and Pine trees. Big driveway. There are bear boxes every few spots to share if needed. Our camp host told us that the area received about 11' of snow by Jan and when they arrived beg of May, there was still 4' of snow on the ground. The area had a lot of standing water still in June, which bred massive amounts of mosquitos. The first thing the host said to us was his apologies for the mosquitos. 

  

After lathering with repellant, we headed to the Buffalo river for some fly fishing. It was my 8 year old's first time fly fishing and this river is perfect for first-timers. Most areas are about 2-3' deep with some deeper holes. We arrived at the river just in time for a massive Caddis fly hatch and he landed himself a few 10" trout. We spent the next few days fishing up and down the river, where we caught about 17 trout between us. It made for a perfect camping trip minus the mosquitos.

Buffalo Campground, ID--Great Campground

My stay here was just for one night in August but it is a great relaxing place. During the day you could here the highway a little but it wasn’t something that I could here often. I look forward to going back again soon and hopefully staying a little longer next time.

One of the best places I have stayed

Very well developed campground. Large but doesn’t feel large or crowded. All of the B sites were very nice with tent pads and well built fire pits. Bathrooms were sufficient and convenient, as was potable water. Had plenty of cell service on Verizon. Gas station and store only a few minutes away. 

B11 was a quick walk down to the river. There isn’t a trail or anything along the river but it looks like a nice place to fish - some people were fishing out of it further up along the campground. There’s a little road noise from highway 20, but in such a convenient location, that’s what you get. Would definitely stay here again!

Well developed, easy camping!

Located about 25 minutes from West Yellowstone off of HWY 20, this campground is a great jumping off point to explore Yellowstone park.  There are other campsites including a couple KOAs located closer, but they're busier with campsites closer together and fewer trees and minimal shade.  This is set back far enough from the highway that it's very quiet with ample space between campsites.  Some sites have electrical hookups.  Ours didn't but the weather was perfect and we didn't need AC at all.

  

We did have a campers nearby who showed up the last two days of our 5 days full of boys who were a bit noisy early in the morning (before 730a), but we didn't really mind.  There was a spigot to fill our water tanks in the loop we stayed, but we filled up from the area host who has a hose for that purpose before we wen to the site.  Due to the location in the loop, you have to go all the way around the loop before you get to the spigot, so it was good we filled up before we went to the loop.

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