Established Camping
Mink Creek Group Site Campground
About
National Forest
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Overview
Mink Creek Group Site Campground is located just 12 miles south of Pocatello, Idaho, along the Bannock Highway. The Mink Creek area is a popular area for birding and wildlife viewing, with many miles of multi-use trails waiting to be explored.
Recreation
The West Fork Mink Creek Trail begins just outside the campground and is popular with hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. Additional trails including Corral Creek Trail and Valve House Trail are in the vicinity.
Facilities
The campground offers one large accessible group site that can accommodate up to 200 people. The site contains a 40x80-foot picnic pavilion with concrete base, large paved parking area, 12 large picnic tables, two serving tables and a large fire ring, two accessible vault toilets and four potable water hydrants. The pavilion has two electrical outlets and night lighting. The road to the campground is paved, allowing easy access for RVs and cars. Security is provided by a locked entrance gate, area campground hosts and periodic county sheriff patrols. Mink Creek Group Area is popular for outdoor weddings; if you plan to move any site furniture please call the District Office for approval at (208) 236-7500. Remember that site check-in time is 2:00 pm on the day of your reservation and check-out time is noon of the following day. Firewood is not provided and is not available on site for gathering. Garbage service is not provided.
Natural Features
The campground is situated along Mink Creek in the scenic Bannock Mountain Range of southeastern Idaho. A grove of ponderosa pines borders one side of the site, offering partial shade. Aspens and pines dot the surrounding mountainsides. A wide variety of birds can be found in the area, including the Western Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird and Green-tailed and Spotted Towhees and Calliope Hummingbirds.
Nearby Attractions
Cherry Springs Nature Area is nearby, with its pretty namesake spring, a stream for fishing, paved self-guided nature trails and picnic facilities. Mink Creek Nordic Center is also nearby, with hiking and horseback riding trails in summer months and groomed cross-country ski trails in the winter.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Pull-Through Sites
TravelerThe other reviewers have mistaken Scout Mt. campground for this one
this campsite is a singular unit for large groups. This unit is right off the main road, S. Fork Mink Cr. Rd just past the ranger station and Tmobile users will have cell coverage, not sure about the other service providers. The beavers have been hard at work damming that stretch of creek creating lots of good little fishing holes. For &60/night you get access to A gazebo, water fountain, restrooms, grills, firepit, mink creek, and large grassy area. A couple trailheads are within walking distance and many more are just a short drive away. Its gated and must be reserved. The other people are talking about Scout Mt campground at the top of Scout Mt at the end of E. Fork Mink Cr Rd. that campground is $15-$60/night depending on amenities and reservations are not required. It has beautiful lookout spots perfect for great photography opportunity. A small creek that has no fish in it and a moderate/easy to hike trail system. you will not have cell coverage. And dont forgot your water jugs and fill them on the way up. there is a natural, lava rock filtered spring a couple hundred feet past the E. Fork Rd turn-off on the left side of the road. Better then any bottled water youve had. And just past that is a make shift shooting range we call Lead Draw
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GuideNice campground
Very nice and shaded area, near he creek and plenty of hiking trails for walks or big hikes.
TravelerVery Nice
About 12 miles off I 15 outside of pocatello Idaho, paved road all the way , I have a transit van and a 16 ‘ trailer and had plenty of room! The camp spots are pretty separated . They have toilet buildings every so often and the camp spots have picnic table, charcoal grill and fire pits!
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Location
Mink Creek Group Site Campground is located in Idaho
Directions
Take exit 63 off I-15 just south of Pocatello. Follow the brown "Mink Creek Recreation Area" signs to Bannock Highway for 2 miles, then turn left up Mink Creek Canyon. Go 7 miles south on Bannock Highway, past Bannock Guard Station, to the campground.
Address
4350 CLIFFS DRIVE
Pocatello, ID 83204
Coordinates
42.7286111 N
112.4172222 W