Best Tent Camping near Dubois, ID

Recent Tent Reviews in Dubois

239 Reviews of 7 Dubois Campgrounds

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 28, 2024

  BLM Skull Canyon Road Dispersed

  Dispersed Camping in a Canyon

  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.

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  H S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Kelly Island Campground

  Closed for the Season!

  We were excited to find this CG on Dyrt and that it wasn’t difficult to find (in spite of a reviewer’s commenting); but when we arrived, the gate was pad-locked.  (Sign indicated open hours; but not that it would be closed for the season.)  

  Fortunately, we went .5 mile further and found a small dry camping site— maybe 4-6 vehicles could be accommodated.  Sign there indicated that there was a 5-day limit for camping.  A couple of other vehicles came in; but none chose to join us for the night.  Camping area is right by the gravel road and there was traffic coming & going late into the evening & early in the morning; but regardless it was a great site w/ privacy from the road.

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  UT801

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 17, 2024

  Stoddard Creek Campground

  Beautiful stop on way to Montana

  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.

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  Kelda C.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 4, 2024

  Warm Slough

  Tricky to Find but Worth It

  This place was hard to find - I almost gave up. The GPS directions and coordinates on this app are both wrong. Take Warm Slough Rd off 4000 N. Ignore the no trespassing signs- they refer to the land on either side of the road. You can also search "Warm Slough Campground" in google maps. There is a smaller campground at the end of the road, and a larger one with pit toilets if you hang a right at the brown sign with the various camping rules.

  Lots of options with fire rings and tables. Really nice and peaceful once you find it :-)

  GPS for my spot: 43.8731862, -111.8663080

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  Mike B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 17, 2024

  Buffalo Campground

  Great stop on our way to Yellowstone

  Great campsites, with plenty of space. Water and toilets are close by and clean. Plenty of access to the river. Nice mature trees throughout.

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  Kenyon

  Guide

  

  Sep. 17, 2024

  South Tourist Park Campground

  Open city bear bone camp site next to Snake River

  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.

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  William P.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 10, 2024

  Buffalo Run Campground

  Great spot

  Very helpful hosts. Clean paved site. ATT was available but strength varies. Lots of areas to explore and close to Yellowstone.

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  Andrei C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 5, 2024

  S Antelope Flat Road

  free dispersed

  Free

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  Sophie B.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 11, 2024

  Henry's Fork Rivercamp

  low key camping

  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.

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  Kathryn D.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 10, 2024

  Grand View Campground (Targhee NF)

  Hidden Gem!

  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!

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  Tony C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 29, 2024

  Mountain River Ranch

  Nice campground

  Beautiful campground camp host was very helpful

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  Aly E.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 22, 2024

  Box Canyon Campground

  Great stop!

  This is a 25$ a night stop. Has water fill stations and two bathroom stations with pit toilets that are so clean! We got there at midnight and the camp host came out and talked with us and they had three open spots which was surprising for it being late and during July season. Quiet and spaced out. Amazing fire pit and new picnic tables and a stand for our cooking stove. And cellphone signal which we haven’t had at any spots! Lovely little spot

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  Cindy S.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 16, 2024

  Snake River RV Park & Campground

  Close to town

  Location great close to town for shopping and stay the night if you’re heading to the Tetons. Does not have any access to snake river. The showers were hot. Has a cute little snack and gift shop. We got a spot in the shade.

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  Sophie P.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Henry's Fork Rivercamp

  Last minute camp site!

  We 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.

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  Erik J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 1, 2024

  Buffalo (idaho)

  Clean, quiet campground with easy access to West Yellowstone

  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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  Robert R.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 30, 2024

  Snake River RV Park & Campground

  Slightly Below Average and Very Dusty

  This place is about half full-time residents in the back and the rest short term overnighters. Everything is gravel and dirt. This place is very dusty and it's easy to see no gravel has been laid down for years. It rained the first night I was there, and the roads ( and my site) were a muddy mess. I had the windows open the next day and within an hour, my counters were covered with a fine layer of dust from the Yahoo's driving by at 30 miles an hour. The full-time portion of the park is very trashy. You can tell no maintenance has been done on this place for years. But the prices are reasonable. I only stayed two nights, and it was okay for a stopover.

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 28, 2024

  Stoddard Creek Campground

  5 stars for atv trails 4 without an atv

  Great 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.

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  Warm River on Forest Road 150

  Super spots next to river

  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.

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  Upper Coffee Pot

  Great hiking to coffee pot rapids

  Very well maintained campgrounds. $25/night or $31 with elec. Very clean restrooms (kudos to the hosts!). Site access to river for fishing, tubing or kayaking. Great hiking too!

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 23, 2024

  Upper Coffee Pot

  Great river campsite!

  Good sites with river access. 25$ without power (powered sites are $31

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 20, 2024

  Pole Bridge Campground

  Great out of the way forest stream spots

  Next to the Creek, large spots, picnic tables and bear boxes. Bring insect repellant

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 18, 2024

  Beaver Dick Park Campground

  Nice campsite mostly used as a day use family area

  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

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 15, 2024

  Beaver Dick Park Campground

  Great sites, disk golf! But trash?

  Disk 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

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  amy B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 9, 2024

  Jefferson County Lake

  Decent park w/ great lake

  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.

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  Herbjørn H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 28, 2024

  Upper Coffee Pot

  Great spot

  Great spot, we picked the spot by the river, its butiful.

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  Hal S.

  Scout

  

  May. 27, 2024

  Stoddard Creek Campground

  Way Too Many Rules!

  Not 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!!!

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  Trevor S.

  Scout

  

  May. 8, 2024

  Warm Slough

  Good for the price($0)

  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.