Best Tent Camping near Spencer, ID

Recent Tent Reviews in Spencer

338 Reviews of 11 Spencer 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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  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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  LaChelle B.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 7, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  Beautiful open space

  This is a beautiful spot. A little difficult to find. The road leading down to the lake looks like it’s someone’s driveway adjacent. I drove by it a few times before actually finding it. Once I got there though definitely worth it. It looks like a gravel parking lot. There were 2 small RVs already there when I got there; and a truck had pulled in sometime overnight when I woke up. The lake is gorgeous. It’s quiet and dark and very peaceful!!

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  brandon W.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 5, 2024

  Targhee Creek

  Nice place with cell service close to West Yellowstone

  I enjoyed boondocking here in my tent. I had good cell service with Google FI wireless. Also I was able to get by the road and make it in my Honda Accord. Nice place even had a bear box for food storage.

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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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  Paul M.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 20, 2024

  Redrock RV Park

  Red Rock Rv

  Nice park,we stayed in what seemed to be a new section. Beautiful views of the mountains.

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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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  Devin B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 10, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  So worth it !!

  This camp was so beautiful. It’s nestled right on the lake and the sunset is just stunning. The bathrooms were so clean and there was even a mural painted on the walls. There are several places to camp along the red rocks pass road if you don’t want to drive all the way down to the lake. The lake sites are so beautiful that if you opt out you’re definitely going to miss out.

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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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  Van UT G.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 1, 2024

  Fish Creek Dispersed Camp

  Great spot

  Great spot. Good views if you get a spot close to the the creek. Easy to get to and the road was in good condition. Some cell phone reception. Some flies. Some noise from the road close by but not an issue. Please be respectfull of wild life in the area (there are fish and small frogs in the creek). Please dont disturb them, dont get in the creek

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  Alyessa L.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 28, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  Amazing view!

  Super awesome spot! Water was close and incredible. No real fire ring but there was a ring from rocks made. Happy to see some people nearby

  Really windy, thankful for stakes lol

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  Elizabeth F.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 18, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  One of my favorites free camping spots

  I highly recommend staying here if you’re around Yellowstone National Park. I’ve been on a 2 month road trip around the West and this has been one of my favorite dispersed camping sites. I planned on just crashing here for a night but ended up staying for a couple days because of how beautiful this spot is. If you go, drive all the way down the gravel road and there is a nice place for people to camp out right at the level of the lake. It’s clean and a good place for families to camp out!

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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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  Aaron T.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 3, 2024

  Henrys Lake State Park Campground

  State park

  Really enjoyed the stay. Really nice shower are. Nice electric hook-ups at the rv sites. Only some sites have septic, and unfortunately, the dump station was down during our visit, but we got to hear stories from a native American. It was truly an amazing stay. We also enjoyed bird watching and kayaking. Of course, our main point of the visit was Yellowstone not very far away. ( gas and other stuff is cheaper in Montana)

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  Gregg W.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 2, 2024

  Bill Frome County Park

  Wonderful place to boondock

  Almost seemed a secret with 5 spaces used out of 30+ during prime time Yellowstone Season. Has a boat dock on Lake Henry. Fishing but not from docks. Vault Toilet. Big rig spaces. Only draw back was the bugs from the lake.

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  Courtney P.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Raynolds Pass Fishing Access Site

  Riverside

  This was a great spot for a couple of nights right on the water. Multiple spots for larger rigs.

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  Voyager D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  Henry's Lake BLM Dispersed

  Very good, one tiny issue

  Wonderful spot. Forested & shady, but with some meadows too. Several trails for ATVs & hiking. Rather warm, but not bad for July.

  Only real issue is that it seems to be ONLY used by ATVers and large trailer campers. Can be loud, as everyone drives around, but otherwise not bad.

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  Peyton P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 23, 2024

  Targhee Creek

  Wonderful!

  Easy to find, a little rough road getting in but a great spot, relatively private. No bugs when we were there. It’s just the campsite and a fire pit. No bathrooms, water, electric. We pulled in a pickup just fine and saw a few campers at other sites

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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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  Matthew S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 16, 2024

  Henry's Lake BLM Dispersed

  Not many spots, lake is nice

  Granted we got in late, but there really weren't any visible turnoffs or clear places to camp. We got to the far corner of the lake and found a clearing by a fence close to the lake. Lovely view and very secluded, but even on the drive out around the other half of the lake we saw no clear camping spots.

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  Cierra C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 13, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  Beautiful Spot

  Easy drive & great views. Plenty of space between sites. Definitely very buggy but none seemed to bite. They did stop flying around after dark and seemed to just hang out on our tent.

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  Azaali J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 13, 2024

  Targhee Creek

  Nice stop just off the highway

  Nice little spot just off the highway. Close to Yellowstone.

  We couldn’t get a spot down by the water but there are plenty of spots along the road.

  Only complaint was the flies were crazy during the morning but tis the season.

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  Austin R.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 12, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  Perfect and Secluded

  Plenty of space here with a beautiful lake view. Mountains on all sides of you. Very little tree coverage. Some rodent holes surrounding the tent site. Tent faired well and wind was not a serious issue by any means. There was fire ring already made at the tent site we chose. Few others camping in RVs but plenty of space/privacy between them. 45 minutes from Old Faithful and Yellowstone

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  Steve B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Henry Flats Dispersed Spot

  Wonderful, peaceful, beautiful spot

  an easy to get to, beautiful, quiet, and peaceful lake setting. Cows mowing in the distance, bird sounds on the water and sunset over the hills. It was quite buggy when we first got here, but as soon as the sun started setting, they died down and the temperature dropped significantly. Several spaced out spots. One section had three RVs, but then there were three smaller pull off sites that were very private.

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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.