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
Craig W
VerifiedAugust 12, 2022 • Stayed at: F01, Loop: F
Very nice place! Very quiet. Cleanest out house ever! Like holy cow! Thanks camp host!!
Joshua G
VerifiedAugust 12, 2022 • Stayed at: B14, Loop: B
Special campground. Beautiful place. The camp host (Helen?) was wonderful. Very kind.
Jill R
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 • Stayed at: F09, Loop: F
I’ve been coming to this campground for decades. How disappointing it has become. The cost has gone way up (that has happened everywhere so no huge deal). But, what does that extra money do? The roads are full of potholes and now there are camp hosts in every loop. I watched these people harass several groups of campers. It was worse than an hoa. It makes total sense to yell at campers about letting their five year old ride an electric dirt bike around the loop… especially when camp host chases them down on a golf cart. The kids wasn’t hurting a thing and I guarantee no one complained.
The fire pits in the camps had inches of fine dirt all around. It was like walking on the moon. It wouldn’t be difficult to use some of the camp fees to put down a layer of gravel. It would be cleaner and safe. I could tell it had been done before, but it was a long time in the past, probably several years.
The river used to be teaming with wildlife; fish, otter, beaver, and countless variety of birds. Not anymore. Over the years, mismanagement has caused everything to move on. So sad.
At least the vault toilets were clean. I have two stars for that.
Lucy M
VerifiedAugust 7, 2022 • Stayed at: F10, Loop: F
Nice flexible hosts.
Thomas B
VerifiedAugust 5, 2022 • Stayed at: F10, Loop: F
Terrific and helpful camp host!
William B
VerifiedAugust 2, 2022 • Stayed at: F06, Loop: F
The sites in the campground were weedy, claustrophobic with very uneven ground. It was hard to even follow the road around the campground to see which was a site and which was the road. We didn't even stay... we left to find another campground.
Susan K
VerifiedAugust 2, 2022 • Stayed at: F01, Loop: F
They are doing construction on bathrooms in the A and B loop and it was not the best time for them to have large equipment running.
joshua p
VerifiedAugust 1, 2022 • Stayed at: F07, Loop: F
Very nice and close to to highway
Danny E
VerifiedJuly 30, 2022 • Stayed at: C12, Loop: C
The camp host that has been in C loop (Janet and Eddie) have been there for 25+ years and we came this year because last year they were supposed to retiree but they are still there. They are the worst. Janet came to our camp 7 times in the first day. I didn’t have my trailer backed into place when she first came up on us and bothered us. We couldn’t even back in and watch our kids because she was all over us immediately for stupid things like getting envelopes on our site post and checking plate numbers and discount cards before we even could put it in park. They are so bothersome that I won’t come back until she is gone. Its unbelievable how pestering and annoying it is to camp with the host that just as well be staying in your site with you. Then we got written up for having an empty cooler that’s never seen food in it yet sitting in the camp site WHILE WE WERE STANDING IN IT. Policy says to put it away when more than 100 feet away but you can absolutely have a cooler when you’re in your camp site. Unreal. Never again.
Suzanne A
VerifiedJuly 19, 2022 • Stayed at: B10, Loop: B
A beautiful campground situated near the Buffalo River. Our experience was very positive, and was made even better by the campground host. She was very kind and capable, and the bathrooms were kept immaculately clean all the time. Thank you for a lovely experience.
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. |