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River Access
About Buffalo (Idaho)
Number of accommodations: 48
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Fishing
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2026 Season availability
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River Access
Water Access
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Reviews (594)
What Guests Are Saying
Buffalo Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, friendly hosts, and beautiful location near the Buffalo River, making it ideal for outdoor activities like kayaking and fishing. Visitors appreciate the spacious campsites and quiet atmosphere, although some spots can be tricky to access due to tree proximity. Overall, many guests express a desire to return, highlighting the campground's well-maintained facilities and accommodating staff.
What Guests Are Saying
Buffalo Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, friendly hosts, and beautiful location near the Buffalo River, making it ideal for outdoor activities like kayaking and fishing. Visitors appreciate the spacious campsites and quiet atmosphere, although some spots can be tricky to access due to tree proximity. Overall, many guests express a desire to return, highlighting the campground's well-maintained facilities and accommodating staff.
Review Summary
Jennifer C
VerifiedAugust 10, 2023 • Stayed at: C15, Loop: C
Best place. Love the river and the hosts are amazing people
Jennifer C
VerifiedAugust 10, 2023 • Stayed at: C15, Loop: C
Best place. Love the river and the hosts are amazing people
Keith J
VerifiedAugust 9, 2023 • Stayed at: F14, Loop: F
Great campground hosts. Pleasant and accomodating. Campground clean and restrooms clean. One negative is the road into the campground loops is very rough and full of potholes. Needs to be fixed.
Keith J
VerifiedAugust 9, 2023 • Stayed at: F14, Loop: F
Great campground hosts. Pleasant and accomodating. Campground clean and restrooms clean. One negative is the road into the campground loops is very rough and full of potholes. Needs to be fixed.
Travis L
VerifiedJuly 31, 2023 • Stayed at: F12, Loop: F
The camp hosts were great. The toilet vaults were the cleanest I have seen. You can tell they take pride in taking good care of them.
We had some mosquitos to deal with, as usual in a camp near water.
Our hosts let us consolidate our three scattered campsites into one area so our group could be closer together. I am sure that caused them more work and we appreciated it.
Travis L
VerifiedJuly 31, 2023 • Stayed at: F12, Loop: F
The camp hosts were great. The toilet vaults were the cleanest I have seen. You can tell they take pride in taking good care of them.
We had some mosquitos to deal with, as usual in a camp near water.
Our hosts let us consolidate our three scattered campsites into one area so our group could be closer together. I am sure that caused them more work and we appreciated it.
Devin J
VerifiedJuly 30, 2023 • Stayed at: F12, Loop: F
Great campsite in a fun location with a creek nearby to float and the reservoir not far away.
Devin J
VerifiedJuly 30, 2023 • Stayed at: F12, Loop: F
Great campsite in a fun location with a creek nearby to float and the reservoir not far away.
Tate P
VerifiedJuly 23, 2023 • Stayed at: B08, Loop: B
Spent over a week here and it was awesome. Our loop B host was Garett and he was super friendly and a lot of help. However, the Area Camp Hosts that are parked right where you drive in, were not so friendly. We mistakenly used the wrong exit when leaving the ATV parking and he made sure rip into us. He could have easily handled it better and been kind about it, but decided to put a bummer on the rest of our day. Our individual camp host was great, it was just the area camp host that made it a downer.
As far as the camp site itself goes, it was pretty great. It’s listed to fit a 35 foot trailer but I think that might be pushing it. We have a 27 footer and that seemed to be just right. The campsite is almost always shaded which makes it great on hot days. I was trying to use Starlink and I could never get it to run consistently because of the thick trees overhead. You could either find a different spot or use a poll the get a better signal. You are also right next to the River so if you decide to float, you can easily get out right at your campsite. Bathrooms and water are really close which made it nice as well. The bathroom did tend to get stinky every once in a while but that’s understandable.
Overall, it was a really fun experience, if I come back I would totally use this campsite again.
Tate P
VerifiedJuly 23, 2023 • Stayed at: B08, Loop: B
Spent over a week here and it was awesome. Our loop B host was Garett and he was super friendly and a lot of help. However, the Area Camp Hosts that are parked right where you drive in, were not so friendly. We mistakenly used the wrong exit when leaving the ATV parking and he made sure rip into us. He could have easily handled it better and been kind about it, but decided to put a bummer on the rest of our day. Our individual camp host was great, it was just the area camp host that made it a downer.
As far as the camp site itself goes, it was pretty great. It’s listed to fit a 35 foot trailer but I think that might be pushing it. We have a 27 footer and that seemed to be just right. The campsite is almost always shaded which makes it great on hot days. I was trying to use Starlink and I could never get it to run consistently because of the thick trees overhead. You could either find a different spot or use a poll the get a better signal. You are also right next to the River so if you decide to float, you can easily get out right at your campsite. Bathrooms and water are really close which made it nice as well. The bathroom did tend to get stinky every once in a while but that’s understandable.
Overall, it was a really fun experience, if I come back I would totally use this campsite again.
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
General
- Wildlife Caution
- Idaho OHV Safety Message
- A $7 fee for each extra vehicle will be collected at the campground
- No ATVs/OHVs allowed in the campground
- This campground has first come, first served sites
- Click here for more information on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- 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.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
