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Best Cabin Camping near Soda Springs, ID

125 Reviews

Cabin accommodations near Soda Springs include rustic forest service guard stations and modern KOA options. Eight Mile Guard Station offers toilet facilities and drinking water but requires visitors to bring their own bedding. Johnson Guard Station provides a more secluded forest experience with a wood-burning stove, toilet facilities, and fenced outdoor area. Diamond Creek Guard Station features a similar rustic setup with a wood stove for heating during colder months. "We absolutely loved this small cabin. It had a fenced area and plenty of room. Bathroom was clean. Must bring your own toilet paper, water and mattresses but it's worth the hassle."

Rustic forest service cabins require advance reservations through Recreation.gov and typically operate seasonally from mid-May through September. These historic guard stations provide basic shelter with limited amenities. In contrast, KOA properties in Lava Hot Springs offer more modern cabin accommodations with electricity, furnished interiors, and proximity to hot springs attractions. Bristol Park Historic Cabins features restored miners' cabins with full bathroom and kitchen access. According to one visitor, the historic cabins provide "an amazing stay in an incredibly historic and rustic piece of Lava Hot Springs" with generous hosts who "made us a french toast breakfast in the morning."

Visitors to forest service cabins must bring their own water, bedding, food supplies, and toilet paper. These primitive accommodations have propane stoves but limited cooking equipment. KOA cabins typically include beds with mattresses but guests should confirm whether linens are provided. Most cabins have outdoor fire rings or picnic tables for cooking and dining. The Lava Hot Springs area offers market access for supplies, while remote forest service cabins require guests to bring all necessities. Diamond Creek campers should "make sure to bring your own water" as one reviewer noted after their stay.

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Best Cabin Sites Near Soda Springs, Idaho (38)

    1. Eightmile Canyon

    2 Reviews
    Soda Springs, ID
    9 miles
    +1 (208) 838-3300

    2. Lava Hot Springs East KOA

    15 Reviews
    Lava Hot Springs, ID
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 776-5295

    "The people, bathrooms, and showers are all awesome. There is some road noise but not more than you’d get anywhere else."

    "The site itself is surrounded by water and even has a small water fall that you could sit in as if it were a small hot tub size. This KOA is clean and friendly staff."

    3. Lava Hot Springs West KOA

    11 Reviews
    Lava Hot Springs, ID
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 776-5295

    "Kid, pet friendly, walking distance to food and fun. One of the best KOA’s we have stayed at."

    "It was small, but cozy. The bathrooms were super clean and so were the showers. This KOA is within walking distance to the hot pools, store, and places to eat."

    4. Lava Hot Springs Spa Motel & RV Park

    8 Reviews
    Lava Hot Springs, ID
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 776-5589

    $40 - $50 / night

    "We walked across the street to the hot spring pools and a park where in the summer you can tube the river. "

    "On river with a short 2min walk to the entrance for tubing"

    5. Lava Campground

    4 Reviews
    Lava Hot Springs, ID
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 241-7540

    "Each site has a picnic table, a fire ring and some grass. They’re fairly level. The bathroom and the showers are huge and very clean."

    "This campground is right off the highway so there is some noise but not bad. Well run campground with clean bathrooms and showers. Fun playground for kids and lots of room to run around."

    6. Diamond Creek Guard Station

    3 Reviews
    Auburn, WY
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 847-0375

    $35 / night

    "You can relax by the fire pit or read a book on one of the two picnic tables provided.

    Make sure to bring your own water."

    "There were plenty of cots to move close to the wood-burning stove for a cozy night sleep."

    7. Johnson Guard Station

    2 Reviews
    Auburn, WY
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 847-0375

    $60 / night

    "We absolutely loved this small cabin. it had a fenced area and plenty of room. bathroom was clean. Must bring your own toilet paper, water and mattresses but it's worth the hassle."

    "Slept one night in the cabin other night outside. It rained both nights. Stayed dry both nights. Bring a nice pad to sleep on for sure. Cows everywhere. Side by sides race up and down the road."

    8. Bristol Park Historic Cabins

    2 Reviews
    Lava Hot Springs, ID
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 540-1278

    $180 - $445 / night

    "The cabin we stayed in was an old miners cabin and they had 4 other smaller cabins that were further up the hill. "

    9. Eight Mile Guard Station

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    Soda Springs, ID
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 847-0375

    $60 / night

    10. Downata Hot Springs

    10 Reviews
    Downey, ID
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 897-5736

    "Wow we rented a cabin three times this last winter. Great little cabins with bathrooms the hot pools were 100 feet away and a heated swimming pool."

    "We had returned but had got a cabin with a loft. There are only 3 loft cabins. They are super cozy, and come with a full kitchen."

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125 Reviews of 38 Soda Springs Campgrounds

  • A
    Jun. 24, 2019

    Downata Hot Springs

    Great place to stay in the winter

    Cold winter months and you need to get away? Wow we rented a cabin three times this last winter. Great little cabins with bathrooms the hot pools were 100 feet away and a heated swimming pool. In the summer time the pool is nice and cold and there are water slides. There is RV and tent sites as well as group sites and 3 small cabins, 3 medium cabins and three large cabins/houses. They also have several yurts. This year they also have covered wagons you can stay in(cute idea on a tent cabin). The staff is friendly and courteous. There is a small cafe and store. There is a restaurant that has a great sirloin dinner if you call ahead to make dinner reservations. Over all a great place to camp summer or winter.

  • Carrie C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 16, 2019

    La Barge Guard Station

    Amazing wild flowers !

    This remote cabin can be rented for $30 night if not in use by the forest service staff. This is a popular destination for snowmobiling in the winter month and fly fishing in the summer. I visited in July and the wild flowers were incredible in LaBarge Meadows. This is near the Tri-Basin drainage. The trail head for the Lander Cut-Off Trail is right at the cabin. There is an outhouse, picnic table in the yard and a fire ring. There is a stream right along the cabin and there is writer plumbing in the summer months.
    There is a doorknob lock that you enter a code into to access the cabin that is provided upon your reservation. Call 307-877-4415 to make your reservation!

  • deb K.
    May. 27, 2022

    Wolf Den RV Park

    Small, very clean campground

    Meticulously cared for family owned and run campground with log cabins. Many pros to this campground... Nice wide sites, most pull through, clean showers and laundry room. The people who run it are super friendly and helpful. Great liquor store and great food truck attached to the grounds. great hook ups, reception and even better WiFi. Only cons are that it is just off Hwy 89, but you don't hear road noise at night. No dog park and is over an hour to Grand Teton and Jackson Hole. We did find great hiking only a few minutes from the campground. We would definitely recommend this place. The owners are constantly out doing improvements, which impressed us a great deal

  • Glen B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 11, 2020

    Conestoga Ranch

    Total Glamping experience

    Conestoga Ranch is a destination that gives luxury a down home feel.

     Located in Garden City, Utah on the beautiful Bear Lake Conestoga Ranch offers luxury tents and a chance to stay in a covered wagon.

    I stayed in a larger, more luxurious site because my wife and I were on our Anniversary weekend.

    The tent had a king bed, shower, and deep claw foot tub. The decor is charmingly rustic with log furnishings and tin and raw pipe for plumbing and accessories, this is all intentional and makes the experience even better.

    Onsite, there are clean shower rooms and rest rooms, laundry facilities, an arcade, and a very fine restaurant and lounge.

    Upon check in, you park by the office and a attendant takes you and your gear up to your site, later on a fire concierge will come and start your fire as you relax and take in all the beauty around you.

    Bear Lake offers so much opportunity for recreation, from boating, to side x side rentals to beaches, mountain biking and some shopping.

    This luxury comes at a price...a pretty steep price for camping, rates vary, but staying before memorial day gave us the better rate. 

    I do think that the price is worth the wonderful experiences that we had at this fun little place.

    Have a great time.

  • Shani C.
    Jun. 24, 2019

    Downata Hot Springs

    2nd Cabin Only Bigger

    We had returned but had got a cabin with a loft. There are only 3 loft cabins. They are super cozy, and come with a full kitchen. The loft above had 2 twin beds, the main floor had a full size bed, futon, closet, full kitchen and a bathroom with both shower and tub. Close walking distance to the hot pools and restaurant. The 3 of us were comfortable and not felt like we were in a tiny space.

  • Shariah T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 2, 2019

    Lava Hot Springs East KOA

    Family fun

    The people, bathrooms, and showers are all awesome. There is some road noise but not more than you’d get anywhere else. LOTS of shade, right next to the river, pet friendly, and cabins are also able to be rented! Would definitely come here again.

  • Madeline G.
    Jul. 28, 2018

    Egan Basin Guard Station

    Peaceful, Remote and Beautiful

    For $30 a night this camping site is a real deal! The site is well maintained, and the A-frame cabin on the site was perfect for our family of 5. The cabin and campsite has no electricity and no water, so you need to pack it all in. Its nice to have a chance to get away from technology and enjoy the outdoors. It is about an hour + to get somewhere where you can get water or other supplies, so you will need to plan accordingly.

    Pros: remote, peaceful, quiet. Some nice trails nearby for hiking and mountain biking and ATVs. Also there is a stream that runs along the road to the cabin that is available for fishing. Also, although there are other campsites along the road to the guard station, once at the cabin (about 1/4 off the main forest road), you don't even know there are other people around.

    Cons: When we were there LOTS of mosquitos, the forest service road to the guard station gate is a little rough in some places. For those without AWD or 4WD might have a hard time in places.

  • Shani C.
    Jun. 24, 2019

    Lava Hot Springs East KOA

    T1 Campsite is A Hidden Oasis

    We had scouted T1 campsite at the KOA Holiday in Lava Hot Springs. This campground runs along the creek and is directly across from Mary’s Campground. Site T1 is for a family of 2 maybe 3 but it’s large enough for 2 medium size tents and 1 large one and our canopy. The site itself is surrounded by water and even has a small water fall that you could sit in as if it were a small hot tub size. This KOA is clean and friendly staff. They do have a store for some basic supplies and sell firewood. Not only are there tent sites but also have RV sites, cabins camp and large family size cabins. They have bathrooms/showers and a large playground for young kids. This KOA is within walking distance to Lava Hot Springs Main Street which has places to eat, hot pools, stores, ice cream place and more. Definitely would stay at this KOA again and again.

  • Jasmine C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 30, 2021

    Diamond Creek Guard Station

    Peaceful retreat

    I loved staying at the guard station! There is a spot to hang your hammock. You can relax by the fire pit or read a book on one of the two picnic tables provided.

    Make sure to bring your own water.

Guide to Soda Springs

Cabin camping near Soda Springs, Idaho offers a unique blend of outdoor adventure and cozy accommodations, perfect for those looking to escape into nature.

Cabin campers like these nearby activities

  • Enjoy the scenic beauty and outdoor fun at Lava Hot Springs East KOA, where you can relax by the river and explore local hot springs.
  • Experience the charm of the town and its attractions while staying at Lava Hot Springs West KOA, which is within walking distance of restaurants and shops.
  • Take advantage of the river activities at Lava Hot Springs Spa Motel & RV Park, located right next to the tubing entrance for a thrilling ride.

Cabins are available at Lava Hot Springs East KOA

  • The Lava Hot Springs East KOA features cabins that provide a comfortable stay with easy access to amenities like showers and picnic tables.
  • At Lava Hot Springs West KOA, you can find cozy cabins that are pet-friendly and perfect for families looking to enjoy the outdoors.
  • Experience a unique stay at the historic Bristol Park Historic Cabins, where you can immerse yourself in local history while enjoying modern comforts.

Some prices for cabin camping range from $20 to $120

  • Cabin rates at Lava Hot Springs East KOA can vary, with some premium sites costing around $120 per night, especially during peak seasons.
  • Expect to pay approximately $100 for a cabin at Lava Hot Springs West KOA, which offers great amenities and proximity to local attractions.
  • The Lava Hot Springs Spa Motel & RV Park provides cabin options starting at around $80, making it a convenient choice for those wanting to be close to the action.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Soda Springs, ID is Eightmile Canyon with a 4-star rating from 2 reviews.

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