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Stoddard Creek Campground is located just 1 mile off I-15 and 17 miles north of the town of Dubois, Idaho. Visitors come to the area to enjoy the abundance of trails, wildlife viewing opportunities and scenic beauty.
Fishing, hiking, mountain biking, motorcycling and ATV riding are popular activities in the area. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail can be accessed 8 miles away, where it crosses I-15.
The campground is situated in a Douglas fir and aspen forest. Stoddard Creek runs just below the site. The campground is approximately 11 miles south of the Idaho-Montana border via Monida Pass on the Continental Divide.
Phone, gas and groceries are 5 miles away in Spencer, Idaho or 17 miles away in Dubois.
$125 / night
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: https://www.campendium.com/camping/boondocking-101/
Beaver Dick Park campground is situated along the west bank of Henry’s Fork of the Snake River and is a popular place for camping, picnics, and fishing. The park is located 6 miles west of Rexburg, Idaho on Hwy. 33 and is maintained by https://www.co.madison.id.us/departments/parks-recreation/. Beaver Dick Park campsites are first-come, first-served with a maximum stay of 5 nights in a 30 day period. Campers should be aware that Beaver Dick Park does not have hookups or potable water (dry camping) but the park does offer vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings. Camping fees are $10/night or $40 for 5 nights.
Riverside Campground is on the banks of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, just 15 miles north of Ashton, Idaho. Beautiful Island Park is nearby, where visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring local trails. Please click here for further information about the facility and recreation opportunities in the area.
Henry's Fork has great fly-fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Tubing, canoeing, kayaking and rafting are also popular activities on the river.
The campground is situated along the Henry's Fork at an elevation of 6,200 feet. Lodgepole pines provide partial shade and aspens dot the landscape. Summer wildflowers are abundant. A variety of wildlife, including moose and deer, is frequently spotted throughout the area.
Island Park has outdoor activities for visitors of all ages. Hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, horseback riding and ATV trails crisscross the area. Island Park Reservoir and Henry's Lake are nearby, with boat ramps, fish cleaning stations, boating, water skiing and fishing. Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks are close enough for a day trip. Both parks offer hiking and fishing in breathtaking natural settings.
$75 / night
$35 - $48 / night
Located far from any ocean, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes appears as a rolling sea of sand on the eastern edge of Idaho’s volcanic Snake River Plain. These vast dunes are the largest in Idaho. They blanket an area approximately 20 miles long and 5 miles wide and range from 50 to 400 feet high. This 10,600-acre playground of shifting, white quartz sand is known for its unique beauty and exceptional space for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts, hikers and equestrians. Picnicking, snowmobiling, wildlife viewing and camping opportunities are also available. The best time to visit is spring through fall. Summer temperatures cause sands to reach over 100 degrees. The area features Deadhorse Bowl, a popular OHV sand bowl one-mile in circumference and 400 feet deep, located in the western section of the dune complex.
The Egin Lakes Campground located 8 miles to the west from St. Anthony, ID. The developed campground offers a potable water system, RV dump station and 48 improved camp units, including electrical service. There is also a day use and horse trailer parking area.
The campground sites have electric pedestals, access to water hydrant, campfire rings, picnic tables and a vault toilet. There are numerous opportunities to go hiking, biking, horseback riding and ride off-road vehicles in the area.
Facilities: 48 site developed campground, each site has electric hookup, picnic shelter, fire ring, and table. 3 parking areas include day use, overflow, and equestrian. Reservations are available at recreation.gov for 26 of the 48 campsites. The remaining 22 sites are first come, first served. View the campground map. Other facilities include fee station, OHV unloading ramp, 7 water hydrants, restrooms (6 double vaults), RV dump station, concessions, and 3 picnic sites with shelters.
Contact station area: Law enforcement, EMS, and Idaho Air Rescue
Regulations: Safety flags, annual OHV sticker; designated routes, ride only in open sand and observe all posted signs; no glass containers; all riders under age 18 must wear helmets (ID state law).
This 10,600-acre playground of shifting, white quartz sand is known for its unique beauty and exceptional space for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts, hikers and equestrians.
The dunes are an important environment for a variety of plants and animals. The sand dunes themselves may appear lifeless, but they harbor three unique and sensitive species: the Saint Anthony evening primrose and two species of beetle. The dunes are ringed by thousands of acres of native grasses, junipers and sagebrush that provide habitat for sage-grouse and critical winter range for elk, mule deer and moose.
The campground is within a couple of hours drive from Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.
Legend
Coordinartes: 44.16547,-112.90392. Beautiful views. Large dirt and gravel site, right along side to Skull Canyon Road, about a mile from ID Hwy 28. Canyon walls on each side. Rough narrow rocky track to the site from the highway; recommend high clearance. High humps on this track. Small rock fire ring. Grass and sagebrush all around site. Some leveling may be required. Tent camping possible. Very peaceful; can hardly hear road noise from highway. The only vehicle that drove by was a national forest truck. No cell service. There are several boondocking sites, some with vault toilets nearby, along Hwy 28 in the Birch Creek Recreation Area.
Ranger
FS type campground in N ID just off I-15. Campsites at the top of the campground are best. Loop A (we were in A05) faces a road with lots of dry camp and UTV traffic. Also only 1 vault toilet in that loop, while upper has a 2 stall vault toilet. Nice level sites, mainly shady sites. Bear cans. Walking up road we had access to a number of trails some of which are for UTVs but were not busy while we were there. LOTS of RV groups up the road.
Scout
Great campsites, with plenty of space. Water and toilets are close by and clean. Plenty of access to the river. Nice mature trees throughout.
Guide
Nice little gem of a bare bones city camp site next to Snake River. No hook ups. There is a dump site, fresh water and toilets. There is a small boat launch. A few back in sites but mostly just pull next to the side sites with picknick table and fire pit. 16 campsites. Some tent campers. No reservations, just first come first serve. No wifi. AT&T was LTE with 2 and sometimes 3 bars. Train tracks nearby with loud train noise twice during the night. Because it is a city open park there are people occasionally driving through. No security but there is a camp host. As of Sept 2024 the price is$18 per night.
Guide
Very helpful hosts. Clean paved site. ATT was available but strength varies. Lots of areas to explore and close to Yellowstone.
ScoutFree
Guide
friends and i left yellowstone at dark and just needed a place to sleep a decent distance from the park so we knew we’d have a place to sleep. arrived late and just found a spot and went to bed. cool spot, nothing crazy but great for a quick night’s stop.
Scout
I’ve lived in Idaho Falls almost my whole life and visited Ashton and Island Park countless times and had no idea this was here! I lucked into a first come spot because someone had cancelled their online reservation and was able to stay two nights here. Dog friendly, zero cell service like at all.
I got spot 4, right next to the delightful camp hosts! Electricity at each camp site, two double sites, all the trees you could ever want! A very very quiet and peaceful campground. 10/10. Will be back.
It’s steps away from Lower Mesa Falls! Not far from Ashton if you forget something and close enough to West Yellowstone if you want to stay somewhere further from the park!
Guide
Beautiful campground camp host was very helpful
ScoutWe decided to camp on the way back up from Jackson and found this little gem! There were plenty of RVs camping in open areas right by the entrance but if you follow the dirt road, there’s more secluded spots within the trees. The road was a bit rocky, but our sedan made it through with some careful maneuvering.
Guide
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.
RangerGreat clean well spaced CG. Some reserved sites and some drop in sites. Accommodate large rvs. Water spigot at about every 3rd site. Trash, vault toilets. Hiking trails were mostly just atv trails.
Ranger
About 8 large spots with bear boxes and picnic tables and fire pits. No toilets or trash. Good room for rvs. In jun, bring mosquito repellant, the worst I've experienced since AK.
Ranger
Decent quiet camp sites while we were visiting. Many day use folks visiting for fishing, kids playground or luncheon cookouts. Many of the hiking trails are currently flooded due to high water
RangerDisk golf! Excellent short course. Water access from a ramp about 400' from camping. One large group site. Some trails (most were underwater during our visit). Small kids playground. Only negative was all camp trash was overflowing in each can even though park was only 20% filled... maybe trash collections missed a week
Guide
Easy online reservations, level concrete pads with electricity and water. Clean pit toilets. Great, clear lake. For our preferences, it had too much interstate road noise and too many people. To be fair, though, we stayed over on a beautiful Saturday, and the park seems to be popular with the locals.
ScoutNot impressed with the campground anymore. Over the years, the campground has gone through several hosts. Some were amazing! But most of the hosts are Nazi's. They act like it's their first time with some authority and they go crazy with their newly found power! Hey, I'm all for some order to keep the area managed and clean. But when you barely arrive and the host is over to your site with demands and the payment envelope in hand is a little too aggressive. Please give campers the benefit of the doubt. We are not there to rip off the National Forest Service. Speaking of Rip Off...now the sites are at $17 per night, up from $13 per night just a year ago (Bidenomics at their best). Then, if you can fit an extra vehicle into the campsite without fringing onto the rest of the campground, WHY do they charge an extra $6.00 per day? Absolutely ridicules! Word to the campground host, be a little less micromanager and a little more "HOST" to the campers! Be accommodating and NOT dictating, Be patient and NOT that person who pesters the guests. MY God treat the guests like they are there to unwind from the daily stress, to relax in nature's fresh air away from the pressures of life. Give them SPACE, TRUST them and let them camp in PEACE!!!
Scout
As many free sites are it hasn’t been maintained or respected by those who use it. There’s trash all over and broken glass in the pit toilet. But there’s some picnic tables and fire pits and plenty of space.
Guide
This is a GORGEOUS cabin. The view is amazing! There are gas lights and a gas stove, both which were nice to have. We took a walk around in the surrounding hills, saw tons of cows and what was definitely a grizzly. There’s a parking lot down below by the gate where it seems lots of hunters leave their cars and travel in the backwoods to hunt.
It took us a very long time to get to the cabin, and the forest road in was several miles of ruts and herds of cows blocking the road. It took triple the time we expected to arrive, but found the cabin wonderful when we did.
TravelerPro tip: don’t try to find this location using Apple Maps. iOS will take you to the main road ands that’s it. Then you have to hunt for the dirt road that goes to Warm Slough. That road looks very much like private property. Google Maps will take straight to the actual site.
If you fish or want to float Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, this may be a good spot for multiple nights. It’s right on the water. Pretty. Multiple spots with fire pits, but well-spaced. We got the last spot on a Monday in Oct, but it didn’t feel crowded at all.
There are 2 pit toilets. The one at the front is truly disgusting. The one further in by the boat launch is clean, but no TP. Maybe Idaho Fish & Game consider October to be off-season and it would be better maintained in Summer.
We heard hunters close by, but they stopped by about 8:00pm. Otherwise, it was quiet and peaceful. The morning was beautiful - cold with mist coming off the river. For us, it was great for a one-night pit stop on a longer road trip.
Legend
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TravelerWe just discovered this campground because we drove by it. I have no idea why it never comes up when you do a Google search for campgrounds near Rexburg. We are so glad we found it. It's by far the most beautiful RV campground in the whole area. Each spot has a concrete pad, a fire ring and a picnic table. It has water and electric but no sewer or dump station. However, Lakeside RV a block away has a dump station for $5 and there is a Sinclair nearby that also has a dump station for $5 and they refill propane tanks and I hear they have the best prices around. It's 10 minutes south of Rexburg. You can stay as long as you want but you can only book for 6 nights in a row in one spot. Then you can book another 6 nights at a different spot. We stayed for 11 nights. They have pit toilets that are surprisingly clean and don't smell, but no shower or laundry. We stayed in sites 8 and 12 and both were wonderful with shade trees and a beautiful view. I loved waking up in the morning to see a beautiful lake out my bedroom window. The lake is actually an aquafer (underground spring) so it's super clear and clean unlike most lakes. One side of the lake has a beach and my kids and I swam in the lake and they especially loved the big slide in the middle of the lake. We floated with tubes and noodles. They have kayaks and paddleboats to rent for $15 an hour. There is a walking path around the campground and a lovely little river that travels alongside the walking path. Each year in September they have Buddies Not Bullies event on the beach. We happened to be her for the event. They had lots of old cars and cool cars and you can vote on your favorites. My boys loved the burnout contest. They had music, a free bounce house for kids, food trucks, free HotWheels for kids, and the radio station was here. My kids thought it was fun. The campground closes for the winter in October but they leave the walking trail open. $30 a night was cheaper than any other place around and this campground is far more beautiful than any other one in the area. Definitely will be back.
GuideEasy access able, numerous gravel spots in the forest or under open sky. Good fly fishing spot. Surrounded by mountains. We found a spacious and clean camping spot with a rock firepits.
Scout
very peaceful & serene place to be. other campers are super respectful & polite. restrooms are always clean. definitely would (and will) visit again.
Scout
This campground is ran by the local lions club and Boy Scouts of the area. $10 a night isn’t bad. Overall a good campground, but overgrown and cramped roads and campsites. But it just needs work and it seems they are working on clearing brush and fixing maintenance work. I only needed a place for one night and it suited my needs. No big RV’s allowed. You don’t want to take an RV down that road. Not very good turnaround spots.
ScoutDidn’t make a reservation but got a great spot on top of the hill. Spacious camp sites and clean nature toilets.
Traveler
We come to this place numerous times a year and have never had an issue but this time was horrible. We had a parks and rec pass and the owner wouldn’t honor it even after booking it online, our friend has to run a generator for medical equipment and we were told if we didn’t turn it off then they would call the sheriff and make us pack up that night and escort us off the premises. We had stayed for 4 nights and never had a problem until the guy in the yurt came to stay.(yes there is private property right next to the campsite and unless you want to get the camp host called on you every 5 minutes, I’d recommend not staying here)We had to smell cigarettes non stop but it wasn’t ok to run a generator for medical purposes. The funny thing is, the camper running the generator wasn’t even by them! We were and couldn’t hear it. We will definitely be staying elsewhere from now on.
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