Portneuf Bend Campground

If your looking for a quiet wilderness experience don’t come here ATV are pain in the arse and trains roll 24 /7 very nosy! Sites are close together so you’d better like your nabour

Campground is well maintained with lots of mature trees.

Signage could have been better to navigate to sites but the campground isn’t too big so you can make do.

The trains. All night long. They were loud and constant. Between 1am and 5am there were many that were every 20-30 minutes. Perhaps a site further away from the tracks would be better but we were closest to them and it was awful. (For the record, we live near train tracks and don’t mind the distant sound of trains through the night at home.) Obviously not the campgrounds fault but sleeping was rough.

The best part of this campground is the river! It runs right through the campground and it’s perfect for floating. 

All the sites are grass which is very nice and cozy. 

The bathrooms are always super clean. Camp hosts were nice and helpful. 

They also have a rental company on site which was nice to rent tubes for the river. They also had side by sides and a whole bunch of fun outdoor toys. 

100% recommend

Pros: The site is well maintained. Only a few sites had muddy areas due to big rig tires but all were level with green grass. Toilets were well kept. It is close to town.

Cons: trains run 24/7 and are very loud. Not a lot of space between sites so you hear neighbors. View is okay but nothing great.

A great little campground with many full hookups for RVs and some tent sites.  There is a small store in the office and a pretty little lake nearby but we didnt see any fish.  Lucky for the fisher though the Portneuf River is also right in the campground.  Theres a little bit of shade but not really any large trees.  If you want to head further up into the mountains this is a great spot to head north from.  It is also very close <5 minutes from Lava Hot Springs.