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"Dirt road with easy access goes to a wide open gravel area but opportunities to be right next to the river with an AWD vehicle."
"Nice BLM area right next to the Snake River and only 10 minutes from Shelley."
"Be weary of fire bans"
"Great spot just 45 minutes out of Idaho Falls. Lots of sites, many are right by the river.
There are a few bathrooms along the road but may be a bit of a hike from some sites."
"Stayed at the trailhead parking lot boondocking (No toilets, no water, no electric). "
"Nice location away from the highway to spend the night. Dirt road that is a little rough but accessible by low clearance car. Several pull outs to car camp."
"It is dry camping so bring lots of water to keep hydrated."
"Good access to the streams. We parked in front of a trailhead that allows motor bikes, horses and hikers. Fire rings along the sites and level land. Peaceful night sleep."
"Not much shade. There are some very large sites and decently spread out. There are open range cows in this area, and many of them. So there is definitely cow shit and nosey cows."
"Great spot near Grand Teton. Not too busy even on the July 4th weekend. Dirt road not too bad but should be comfortable with off-roading a bit."
"Very peaceful, only one other camper near by for the first 5 days, then had the area to myself. Best view spots need decent clearance."
"Threaded with dirt roads and my little private ptions for a camp. I always head to the top of the hill. Views of the three Tetons, Palisades, and Baldy plus sunsets and sunrises."
"There is a large turn off. Two ways to the top up Forest Road 40253. The drive up was not too bad. I’m in a all-wheel-drive Ford transit with a slight lift to it."
"A short dirt road that’s well maintained leads up to a rock/gravel parking lot. As another reviewer said, the right is for camping, while the left is day use only."
"Nice spot in a gravel parking lot surrounded by small mountains with toilets nearby. Park on the right as camping is prohibited on the left."
"Ultimate lake camping; bring your boat for wakeboarding, tubing, or just relaxing. Even human powered vehicles can be enjoyed; especially close to shore. So much to explore!"
"Vault toilet close to the entrance well stocked with tp."
"Dispersed campgrounds near the river. It seems that is managed during the summer season, but there was no one to check anything in May and plenty of places with fire pits."
"People came in untill about 10:30 then it was quiet and people started packing up and leaving around 6. Right next to a river as well and the night sky was amazing!"
RangerStayed at the trailhead parking lot boondocking (No toilets, no water, no electric). Fairly level area with a fire ring, picnic tables under a shelter, metal charcoal grill and easy access to the lava field (Hells Half Acre) hiking trails. Access from US 20 to the trailhead parking is gravel and easily accessible for all vehicles with several large turnouts that can be camped at. The rest of the loop past the turn to the trailhead parking is not graveled but still passable by most vehicles. I would be more hesitant to use the loop in wet weather where the ground may be soft.
Unfortunately as you can see in a couple of the pictures not everyone cares for our public lands appropriately, there is some garbage left around and someone has taken it upon themselves to use signs and structures for target practice.
- AT&T has 2 bars of LTE and very slow data with a 243ms ping time and a 10Mbps download once it eventually started
- T-Mobile has 3 bars and my hotspot was able to achieve 18.85Mbps download although it too had a long ping time of 292ms
- Starlink has an unobstructed view of the sky with a 226.6Mbps download speed and 27ms ping
GuideNice location away from the highway to spend the night. Dirt road that is a little rough but accessible by low clearance car. Several pull outs to car camp.
RangerIf you google Pine Creek Pass, that will show you how to get there. There’s a pull off from the hwy that I’ve seen people camp at the base. To get into the dispersed camping you’ll see the driveway in the corner. Take that. It will take you to a long, narrow bumpy road. Beep the horn around corners as some of the road is on a cliff. I’ve seen atv and horses on the road as well. Along the road you’ll find spots to park and camp. I only remember a handful of spots for a camper van.
GuideBlackrock Canyon BLM Pocatello, ID 8/4/22 DO NOT trust APP coordinates 42.8145, -112.3307 : Campendium 6/20/22 42.8146,-112.3307 : The Dyrt 6/30/22, 42.8142, -112.3306 : FREE Roam / 2019 These coordinates all lead to a reasonably level, fenced dirt parking lot on the left with a vault toilet and concrete walkway going across the road to a covered picnic/stream area. We were very excited. This is NOT the BLM camping area.... or rather more likely, 'no longer' is? There are 3 new looking signs stating Day Use Only, No Overnight Camping. However there is still a signboard by the toilet with the typical BLM rules/regs & 14 day limit? What's a gal to do? So I called the BLM office listed on the sign to clear up the conflicting sign info. Yep, the aforementioned parking lot is NOT FOR OVERNIGHTCAMPING - again, signs are shiney, no weathering, so this may be a new development? We were told there are 2 BLM camping areas. #1 is ACROSS from the aforementioned parking lot... big DEEPLY graveled area on the right as you come in that steeply slopes down to the picnic table area (our autolevel just laughed at us no matter what we did or where we positioned). #2 is about 1/4m further up where the road loops back on itself, and also has a vault toilet (no concrete walkway). This is a medium parking area inside the loop. Looked doable until we noticed the berm hiding under the grass. At 34' backed in, we'd have either lost the under carriage spare tire, or had our big butt sitting on the ground. So this too was a big nope for us. There is a pullout on the way to the 2nd area, but currently has a 'road closed' sign on it, and another pull out just before the 1st parking area. We could have squeezed into this one, but by this point we were wore out & the thought of all the dust ... just nope. We moved on. This is a GORGEOUS area, if you're a smaller footprint, and can get level. Verizon & ATT both usable but not very strong. Road in is a little washboard and hilly, but doable. I15 underpass ... we're 13'8" on truck & cleared both with no issues. Definitely recommend dropping your rig in the parking lot and scouting out this area 1st.
GuideLots of great options to camp along the river! Quite busy and did have someone join us in our campsite late at night. Road is not bad! Be weary of fire bans
GuideGreat spot just 45 minutes out of Idaho Falls. Lots of sites, many are right by the river.
There are a few bathrooms along the road but may be a bit of a hike from some sites.
River is refreshing and nice to watch. Only complaint is the garbage left behind. We easily filled a garbage bag full of others trash when we first arrived. Remember to pack your garbage out to keep places like these pristine.
GuideThis place is nice and easy to get to. There is good trout fishing in the small creek or you can go chase the bruisers in the snake river a few miles away. It is dry camping so bring lots of water to keep hydrated.
ScoutGreat spot near Grand Teton. Not too busy even on the July 4th weekend. Dirt road not too bad but should be comfortable with off-roading a bit.
ScoutA short dirt road that’s well maintained leads up to a rock/gravel parking lot. As another reviewer said, the right is for camping, while the left is day use only. There’s a very clean toilet well stocked with toilet paper. A friendly ranger stopped by to say hi, otherwise there was no one around camping or using the site. There’s a cute little stream that runs below the site as well.
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