Best RV Parks & Resorts near Bruneau, ID

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This is our second stay here since new ownership. First trip was June 2022 and October 2922.  Both trips we had an awesome time. Just in a few months this place has made some very nice improvements and still has amazing views surrounding the camp ground. After staying a few places in the area over this past summer, Trinity View Resort for us is our top pic and will be spending a lot more time here in the future. Both trips we had our E-Bikes and took some amazing rides through the valleys and mountains and still haven't explored all the areas available here. 

 Cell service is good here. We have Verizon hot spot that worked perfectly and AT&T cell phones have good signal as well,

 There are different options for all kinds of campers from, Full hook ups ( Big rig friendly) to tent camping. On site RV rentals and cabins are also available.

Lots of fun stuff to do here for the whole family or even groups. 

 The people here are friendly and respectful to other campers as well as super friendly staff and owners. Very friendly to work with and communication with changes if need depending availability. 

 This resort is well on its way to be one of the best camp resorts in this area. Well worth the trip for sure.

These grounds are truly tiny. There are several spaces occupied by long term residents and others have visitors like us who are just passing through. The grounds themselves are well-kept with lots of mature trees around the sites providing shade and large shrubs and fences ensuring privacy from the outside.

The park has easy entry on N 18th, the park roads are quite wide and navigable and there’s an exit gate just on the other side. While the park accommodates large trailers, I believe all spots are back-in and there’s a couple tricky areas that would be best suited for small trailers. For $40, the price is reasonable for a level pad and full hookups. It’s very quiet, situated off the main road across from a cemetery and a funeral home. It’s a really great option if you want to pay a bit less than the large park down the street and be around far fewer other RVers!

Several sites along reservoir with camping literally on the water's edge. Out of probably a dozen sites, most are rv friendly, even a couple of sites for big rigs. This campground is a utility operated natural area by Idaho Power and very well maintained. Fishing, kayaking and bird watching abounds. Very quiet, has the cleanest pit toilets I've ever seen (there's 3), fire pit rings, boat launch and excellent verizon cell service. Paved road through pristine farmland to the gravel road entrance about 3 miles beyond the small community of Bruneau. 5 stars.

We really liked this campground! First, the sites are nicely paved and level, and have full hookups which make an extended stay really nice. There is a picnic table and fire ring for having an enjoyable outdoor experience. there is a huge grass open area adjacent to the site which is nice for outdoor sports.

There is a hiking trail at the edge of the campground which takes you to a nearby winery for a flight of wine and some good food. Very nice for the adults! There is also a path that takes you to a park down at the river which is nice for the kids, and our boys loved the disc golf course. It is huge with 18 holes, but the front 9 are the best, as the back nine have a lot of cheat grass and bushes to lose your disc in.

Nearby there is also a museum about the Oregon trail and how the Three Island Crossing area was used by the settlers... Very interesting place!

Overall we had a great Memorial Day long Weekend.

UPDATED 2021: This place continues to provide excellent service and clean, spacious sites. Propane is a reasonable price ($2.70/gal as of 3/21). One awesome discovery I made this time around was a trailhead that starts behind Walmart and extends for about 2.5 miles towards Legacy Park. If you’re a runner or walker... give it a shot!

Everything about this RV Park is well-planned and fluid. From the arrival greeting to the spaces themselves, the facilities and the landscaping... it’s all warm and welcoming. They take great care of this park. The spaces are level, the grass between spots is large and manicured, and all the facilities are clean. We didn’t use the restrooms or showers but were told they’re in excellent condition. The sites are very easy to access and the picnic benches are spotless... which is borderline weird. There is a dog run, heated pool and spa, laundry, tetherball and more. Mountain Home RV Park is about 1 hour from Twin Falls and 45 min from Boise. In between both cities are tons of opportunity for outdoor adventure. Less than a mile from you RV spot is a Walmart and a Pilot station. They have propane refilling on site at the park. We would have stayed here for a month if we had the time. We will definitely return.

We followed our GPS plus there is great signage leading you to the Y Knot Winery, which is the same route to go to Three Island Crossing State Park. The state park is adjacent to the winery campground(CG). You first come to the older CG across from the winery building, which is better suited for smaller rigs. We were in the newer CG a little further up the road in pull-through site 26 with FHUs. As we had a reservation with an assigned site number, we went straight to our site, set up, and then walked back over to the winery to register. The sites have an interesting layout as they are long, yet the front and back of site not really defined. You have to adjust your rig on the gravel pad to fit your rig to the utilities towards the back of the site. You then ensure that either side of your rig isn’t too far on the gravel road. The CG is bare bones with no picnic tables, fire pits, nor WiFi(saw a review for$6 Wifi but didn’t see any networks in the new area). It was no issue for us as we were enjoying the winery and golf course. Since the CG is new, the trees have not matured and you have no problem with satellite. We got one bar on Verizon. Their water pressure is high so you will need a reducer. We got an end cap site and enjoyed the large yard. The CG info states there’s a pet area, but there’s no sign or fenced in area. The pet area is a grassy area along the golf course side of the CG according to the map. There was no road noise, but there was a distant train or two during the night. There’s a lot to like about this CG: nice sites, wine tasting, decent food, and a fun golf course.

This campground has its pros and cons, depending on what kind of camping you like to do.

If you have a camp trailer, toy hauler or RV, this campground is definitely more designed for that type of crowd. When my wife and I visited during Labor Day weekend this year, we were the ONLY tent campers and we were downright miserable. All sites are gravel driveways so great for trailer campers, not great for tents. But each site does have a picnic table and fire pit with grate.

For starters, there’s very little shade. There are trees in a number of the reservable spots and the shade in those spots is pretty good throughout the day. But if you reserve a spot that is not near shade, you will cook. If you want/need shade, look at site #4, this one pretty much has shade the whole day.

As for closeness to your neighbors, it depends on which site you reserved. The ones closest to the water felt shoulder to shoulder but you do have immediate water access. Those furthest from the water were more spread out and didn’t feel like you were on top of each other.

There is potable water in this campground and it tastes good enough to drink. There are quite a few spigots throughout. However, watch out for bugs! We didn’t have much problems with mosquitoes but the flies were EVERYWHERE! I’m not sure if we just happened to be there during a bad weekend but we could not escape them in two and half days. No matter how many citronella candles we lit or how much bug spray we put on, the flies were beyond annoying. Had we been able to light campfires, the bugs might not have been as bad but because of wildfire threat, campfires were prohibited.

The restrooms were ok. Clean for the most part but nothing exiting. Vault toilets. There are also dumpsters for trash.

As for cell service, it was spotty at best, depending on your carrier. We are on T-Mobile and we had one bar, sometimes two but more often than not, we had no service. But if you have Verizon or AT&T, you will probably have better luck.

The camp host does a few laps around the campground but we didn’t speak to them.

If you bring dogs, make sure they are on their leash at all times. We brought our dogs and made sure they were leashed and there are signs EVERYWHERE saying “leash your dogs” but some people with other dogs didn’t think that rule applied to them.

As for things to do, this campground is right on the Bruneau arm of CJ Strike so having a boat is basically a necessity. Whether that’s water skiing, wakeboarding, fishing or any other type of watersports.

However, if you DO NOT have a boat, are not into water sports and not into fishing, skip this campground. There are no hiking trails or really anything else to do. There is NO swimming area at this campground. This is basically a parking spot close to the water. There is a marina and boat trailer parking separate from the sites, so you have plenty of room if you are bringing a boat and RV. Near the marina is a fishing dock with pole holders that’s pretty nice as well. But if you come here with kids and you don’t have a boat, be prepared for a lot of “I’m bored!”

Bird watchers will have a good variety of birds to look at. We saw falcons, Kildare and a few cranes. But for those hoping for a free airshow, courtesy of Mountain Home AFB, you are out of luck. I was hoping that being directly south of the AFB, we would see/hear some of the jets fly over but we didn’t see or hear one the entire weekend we were here. That’s not the fault of the campground though but it would have been nice to have SOMETHING to look at instead of just cooking in the sun.

Essentially great for boaters and fishing. Literally nothing else.

While the dunes at Bruneau make for some fun sledding, my favorite part is the star gazing program offered by the park staff during the summer. A new telescope facility is being completed and will be open by June of 2023. We weren't able to use it, but we were able to look at smaller telescopes the staff had out. They also used lasers to point out constellations in the sky. When the weather is clear, the stars are just amazing! 

For camping, I recommend the Broken Wheel loop. A lot of the sites have a shelter over the picnic table, and they are also spaced out more than the Eagle Cove loops. Most of the sites have water and 30 amp or 50 amp service. The park has its own dump stattion you can use on the way out.