Bad Bear Campground

Bad Bear was a great first time camping experience for my 5 and 3 year old grandson and granddaughter when they came to visit grandpa in Meridian from the UK this past summer. We had a campsite away from the road near Mores creek which added to their enjoyment. There was enough room for their family tent with mom and dad as well as grandpa’s backpacking quarter done tent. The site was clean and provided a nice picnic table and campfires ring.

It is very beautiful and the small creek that runs along the side of the campground was perfect for kids to dip there toes in. Only thing that was not great was campsite #6 be aware that it is not tent friendly lots of bushes and a few feet from the road. Would be better suited for a tent trailer or RV spot.

We ended up paying for another camp site (4) because site 1 was right off the highway and didn’t feel comfortable with my small child right by the highway. It was really pretty and I’m glade there was the other site that we were able to use. Site 1 and 6 are right off the highway all the other sites were decent.

Always very clean campsites and quiet.

Clean and quiet

Nice campground, clean. Our site, #1 was a little too close to the road but we enjoyed our stay.

Great experience, quiet little loop except the traffic on Site 1, evenings were quiet though, not too much traffic and there is a great little book for a tent that provides privacy

This site is small we could not back up into it no matter how hard my husband tried and even uf he was able to, there is absolutely no room for our granddaughter and 2 dogs to play. I am sure the highway noise was very loud as it is literally right off Hwy 21. We ended up finding a non-pay area to camp along Enda Creek.

Had a very relaxing campout and the sound of more's creek it put me to sleep in a very short time. The campground was very nice and the restroom had plenty of toilet paper. Spent two nights and had a really great time. Would do it again!

It was a great campsite, and we plan on going back there again. It's fairly close to Idaho City, but out enough that it still feels like you are out of civilization which is always a plus for me. The bathroom is well maintained, and the whole area was very clean! There are a few paths up the mountain that were fun to explore with my kids and dog, although they are fairly steep at times. There is a stream nearby with a toppled over log that we were able chill around when it got a bit warmer during the afternoon. Overall, it's one of the better sites we have been to in awhile!