Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground
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Reviewed Jul. 14, 2020

Nice Forested Campground, But With Some Road Noise

Stopped here overnight on a mid-weekday on the way from Great Basin National Park to Grand Teton National Park. Nice, forested campground. There's a camp host up front that has firewood for sale. (We didn't need any, so didn't interact with them.)

My photos are from campsite #8. Many campsites were reserved for Thursday through Sunday, but no problem mid weekday to get a first come, first serve site in early July.

Our site had enough flat areas for two 2+ dome dents. There was a little path to the bathrooms. Each bathroom had two stalls, but for COVID-19 times, one stall was closed off and there was a sign on the door saying that one person was allowed in the bathroom at a time. No showers.

Water was across from our campsite. Each campsite has a table and fire pit. Some sites had little paths that went between them, so if you had multiple sites together, you could walk between them without going to the little road through the campground.

Lots of four-wheelers around, but nothing too crazy. I believe this is a trailhead for winter sports (snowmobiling?). There was a little dirt road that went off from the campground that we didn't have time to explore. Not sure about hiking trails from the campground.

The campers here were quiet and respectful, but there is road noise from the highway that runs sort of above the campground. Trucks use the highway and it's on a little bit of a grade, so you could definitely hear them. I wore earplugs and (even as a light sleeper) slept just fine. That's why I knocked a star off.

No bear boxes, but bears didn't seem to be an issue. We just kept our food in the car. There were chipmunks around who could try to steal food if you left it out, just like with any campground. 

Lots of summer flowers! Also lots of summer mosquitos, but that's expected.

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  • Review photo of Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground by Susan V., July 14, 2020
  • Review photo of Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground by Susan V., July 14, 2020
  • Review photo of Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground by Susan V., July 14, 2020
  • Review photo of Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground by Susan V., July 14, 2020
  • Review photo of Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground by Susan V., July 14, 2020
  • Review photo of Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground by Susan V., July 14, 2020