About Buffalo (IDAHO)
Number of accommodations: 48
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Reviews (297)
What Guests Are Saying
Buffalo Campground in Idaho is a well-maintained and clean facility with friendly hosts, providing a quiet and enjoyable camping experience, especially in the fall. Many visitors appreciate the beautiful scenery, spacious sites, and proximity to outdoor activities like floating on the Buffalo River and visiting Yellowstone. While some campers noted difficulties with certain site access and occasional road noise, the overall feedback is positive, with a strong likelihood of returning for future stays.
What Guests Are Saying
Buffalo Campground in Idaho is a well-maintained and clean facility with friendly hosts, providing a quiet and enjoyable camping experience, especially in the fall. Many visitors appreciate the beautiful scenery, spacious sites, and proximity to outdoor activities like floating on the Buffalo River and visiting Yellowstone. While some campers noted difficulties with certain site access and occasional road noise, the overall feedback is positive, with a strong likelihood of returning for future stays.
Review Summary
Verl R
VerifiedNovember 1, 2022 • Stayed at: C03, Loop: C
Everything was good but I would like you to trim the limbs so they won’t hit the top or sides of our trailer I had damage to my roof of my Trailor making it so I had to have repairs
Keith J
VerifiedOctober 7, 2022 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: B
This camp is always so well taken care of!
Thanks to all of the staff!!
Keith D
VerifiedOctober 5, 2022 • Stayed at: C11, Loop: C
The staff is excellent Janet and her husband are your best asset. The bathroom was spotless and even smells good. Thank you for another wonderful stay
Tom T
VerifiedOctober 5, 2022 • Stayed at: F02, Loop: F
Great campground when all of YNP campgrounds are full. This is the cleanest campground we have visited. Not only was each site clean but brush was cut back around pads, table and fire pit. The restrooms were spotless. The host obviously went above and beyond. We met the host while there and found she had been there a couple of weeks and she was very pleasant and quite knowledgeable about the area. The 30 mile drive to West Yellowstone and the park each day was a scenic drive and very pleasant!
roy a
VerifiedOctober 3, 2022 • Stayed at: B08, Loop: B
Camp host was very polite and helpful. Lots of Moose in and around the campground
Verl R
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2022 • Stayed at: B03, Loop: B
it is a great place to stay.
Becky S
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2022 • Stayed at: C10, Loop: C
Loved our camp host! The Marks are simply the very best! the best. . The only thing that could be improved is the road coming into each area. The potholes are getting bigger and deeper.
The new restrooms aren't as nice as some that they use to have. Loved the flushing toilets and electricity in the ones they use to have in A and B. The new ones stink horribly!
Shawlan R
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2022 • Stayed at: C03, Loop: C
Great place to stay. Facilities are always clean and sanitary.
Delmar B
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2022 • Stayed at: B15, Loop: B
We love this campground. I really hate that they have taken out the flush bathrooms and replaced with pit toilets. Also, the road needs a lot of work. It's getting harder and harder to dodge the pot holes.
Having said all that, the camp ground hosts are the best. The cute host in A/B loop decorated each site with a patriotic item on the number pole. They always check in to make sure we are being safe and have supplies. I wish this place wasn't so popular. It's getting harder to get a reservation.
John M
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2022 • Stayed at: C12, Loop: C
Excellent place to stay!
Location Buffalo (IDAHO)
Address:
Highway 20
Island Park, ID, 83429
United States
From West Yellowstone, Montana, take U.S. Highway 20 south for 26 miles.
From Ashton, Idaho: Take U.S. Highway 20 north for 25 miles. The campground entrance is .25 miles north of Ponds Lodge on the east side of the highway.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.4264 / -111.369
Elevation: 1924 feet
Policies & Rules
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Wildlife Caution |
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Idaho OHV Safety Message |
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A $7 fee for each extra vehicle will be collected at the campground |
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No ATVs/OHVs allowed in the campground |
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This campground has first come, first served sites |
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Click here for more information on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
