About Buffalo (IDAHO)
Number of accommodations: 48
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2026 Season availability
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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
A Dee A
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: C08, Loop: C
I enjoyed my stay at Buffalo campground. Bruce was very nice. My complaint is that there was not any sanitizer for most of the visit in the bathrooms. They were out of order. How long can it take to fix or replace. Eventually they were.
One recommendation is to put electricity into other loops. This would reduce the stress on C loop. It is hard to get into and is always very busy.
Arthur P
VerifiedAugust 18, 2025 • Stayed at: F10, Loop: F
Great campground along the river. Clean vault toilets, and water was nearby.
Mari T
VerifiedAugust 18, 2025 • Stayed at: F09, Loop: F
The bathrooms are very clean and well maintained ~ stocked. The camp hosts are friendly and pay attention to what is going on so that one group of campers isn't making things miserable for others. I look forward to staying at Buffalo
again.
Janet M
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: C07, Loop: C
Had a wonderful campsite and a wonderful time spent with family!! We love Buffalo!!
James S
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: F05, Loop: F
Very nice campground.
Louis N
VerifiedAugust 15, 2025 • Stayed at: C16, Loop: C
Nice camp ground, very well kept
Scott L
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: C05, Loop: C
This is one of the nicer campgrounds we have used. The spacing of the mature trees makes it a shady and elegent forest scene with nearby water that is floatable by families. Proximity to other activities is awesome as well. Note that loop C is the only power and those spots are taken within hours of becoming available. Water is readily available and they seem good with filling up your trailer while in camp as long as your not annoying. Just south there is a great dump site about 4 miles away. We will be back.
Brian H
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: C15, Loop: C
John M
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: C02, Loop: C
It is always a pleasure to camp at Buffalo. The toilets are super clean, the sites are mostly well spaced-apart, and finding first-come first-served sites so far has been easy. The river there is a slow-flowing, relaxed float with the chance to see a beaver dam and occasional moose. The nearby Henry’s Fork float is also great. Highway noise can be annoying in loops A and B, but it gets quieter in the farther loops. Tent campers especially appreciate the grey water dump basins and fresh water spigots in each loop. With Yellowstone only a half-hour away, Buffalo can’t be beat.
Bryan O
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: F01, Loop: F
We li e this campground and come back every year. Ed and Vickie, our hosts, were wonderful.
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. |
