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About Buffalo (Idaho)
Number of accommodations: 48
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Reviews (645)
What Guests Are Saying
Buffalo Campground in Idaho offers a beautiful, clean, and peaceful environment, with spacious sites and friendly hosts who provide exceptional service. Many reviewers appreciated the campground's well-maintained facilities, including spotless bathrooms and ample space for maneuvering RVs. While some noted noise from nearby highways and the need for better river access, the overall experience was positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Buffalo Campground in Idaho offers a beautiful, clean, and peaceful environment, with spacious sites and friendly hosts who provide exceptional service. Many reviewers appreciated the campground's well-maintained facilities, including spotless bathrooms and ample space for maneuvering RVs. While some noted noise from nearby highways and the need for better river access, the overall experience was positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Shawlan R
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2022 • Stayed at: C03, Loop: C
Great place to stay. Facilities are always clean and sanitary.
Shawlan R
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2022 • Stayed at: C03, Loop: C
Great place to stay. Facilities are always clean and sanitary.
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!
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!
Verl R
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2022 • Stayed at: B03, Loop: B
it is a great place to stay.
Verl R
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2022 • Stayed at: B03, Loop: B
it is a great place to stay.
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
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
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!
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.
Elevation: 1924 feet
0.3 mi drive to downtown Island Park (about 1 min)
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: September 7, 2026
