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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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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
John R
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: F05, Loop: F
The campground was nice, quiet a handy to West Yellowstone and Yellowstone Park.
How ever it was under some construction and torn up. Also there was insufficient garbage facilities and direction to dumpster.
Clinton M
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: C02, Loop: C
We love this campground
Stephen D
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: C09, Loop: C
The campground is very well kept and has excellent amenities. Except...the bathrooms! It is appalling that the Feds are ripping out perfectly good flush toilets and replacing them with massive pit toilets. Fortunately, we carry our own latrine, but if you have a pop-up or a tent, the experience on C loop is not so good anymore. Decisions made likely by bureaucrats in Washington or Seattle who have no business acumen. But the campground itself is lovely!
Kathleen P
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: C12, Loop: C
Wonderful area. Campground hosts are very helpful. They desperately need to add more camping spaces, especially sites with power, water and sewer. Also need to upgrade the onsite bathrooms and add showers and laundry, paving and leveling of sites. This campground has not had an upgrade for over 50 years.
John R
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: F05, Loop: F
The campground was nice, quiet a handy to West Yellowstone and Yellowstone Park.
How ever it was under some construction and torn up. Also there was insufficient garbage facilities and direction to dumpster.
Clinton M
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: C02, Loop: C
We love this campground
Lew C
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: C05, Loop: C
This is a great campground and have stayed at Buffalo twice. Clean restrooms, quiet, close to Island Park, close to Yellowstone and all kinds of activities. Stayed several days, and you need to make reservations early. Water was close, and the hosts were great to visit with. There is not much fishing close, but easy enough to drive a few miles. We went to Yellowstone for a day and had dinner at the Gas Station right down the road. It was all good. Deer walk through the campground, moose are in the river and some small critters. Power hook up made it nice. Did not see anyone with a fire and that is good.
Lew C
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: C05, Loop: C
This is a great campground and have stayed at Buffalo twice. Clean restrooms, quiet, close to Island Park, close to Yellowstone and all kinds of activities. Stayed several days, and you need to make reservations early. Water was close, and the hosts were great to visit with. There is not much fishing close, but easy enough to drive a few miles. We went to Yellowstone for a day and had dinner at the Gas Station right down the road. It was all good. Deer walk through the campground, moose are in the river and some small critters. Power hook up made it nice. Did not see anyone with a fire and that is good.
Jerrold S
VerifiedDecember 20, 2019 • Stayed at: C08, Loop: C
Had good help from the person who helped me.😀😀😀
Jerrold S
VerifiedDecember 20, 2019 • Stayed at: C08, Loop: C
Had good help from the person who helped me.😀😀😀
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
