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About Buffalo (Idaho)
Number of accommodations: 48
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2026 Season availability
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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
Greg G
VerifiedAugust 14, 2020 • Stayed at: C12, Loop: C
Great campground. The site was very clean and the hosts were very friendly.
Greg G
VerifiedAugust 14, 2020 • Stayed at: C12, Loop: C
Great campground. The site was very clean and the hosts were very friendly.
Regan B
VerifiedAugust 19, 2020 • Stayed at: B07, Loop: B
Camp hosts were very rude and obnoxious, constantly making rude comments about dogs on leashes, kids and their bikes riding through the tent areas that were open, they confiscated our soup while we used the bathroom, they told the kids not to wait around the bathrooms while waiting for there younger brother or sister, said that it was perverted, they were always nagging about any little thing, to us or the kids
Regan B
VerifiedAugust 19, 2020 • Stayed at: B07, Loop: B
Camp hosts were very rude and obnoxious, constantly making rude comments about dogs on leashes, kids and their bikes riding through the tent areas that were open, they confiscated our soup while we used the bathroom, they told the kids not to wait around the bathrooms while waiting for there younger brother or sister, said that it was perverted, they were always nagging about any little thing, to us or the kids
George S
VerifiedAugust 26, 2020 • Stayed at: C18, Loop: C
This was our first time at Buffalo Campground (Aug 20-24) and plan to come back next year. Nicest Forest Service Campground I have ever been in. We were in C Loop (#18), so we had power hookups. Our camp hosts (Eddie & Janet) were awesome. Not only extremely helpful but our campsite (and the whole loop for that matter) was spotless. The tent sites were raked smooth & flat, the grills & fire pits were cleaned, even the dirt was swept off of the top of the wood trim around the tent sites. The pit toilets were the cleanest I've seen and even had a throw rug on the floor (about the only thing missing was a magazine rack).
There is plenty to do in the area. We kayaked (floated) both the Henry's Fork & Buffalo Rivers. We had our own kayaks but our friends rented theirs locally. We also played golf and ran a marathon in the nearby town of Ashton. No real issues with mosquitos or other insects but that was probably due to the time of year (late summer).
George S
VerifiedAugust 26, 2020 • Stayed at: C18, Loop: C
This was our first time at Buffalo Campground (Aug 20-24) and plan to come back next year. Nicest Forest Service Campground I have ever been in. We were in C Loop (#18), so we had power hookups. Our camp hosts (Eddie & Janet) were awesome. Not only extremely helpful but our campsite (and the whole loop for that matter) was spotless. The tent sites were raked smooth & flat, the grills & fire pits were cleaned, even the dirt was swept off of the top of the wood trim around the tent sites. The pit toilets were the cleanest I've seen and even had a throw rug on the floor (about the only thing missing was a magazine rack).
There is plenty to do in the area. We kayaked (floated) both the Henry's Fork & Buffalo Rivers. We had our own kayaks but our friends rented theirs locally. We also played golf and ran a marathon in the nearby town of Ashton. No real issues with mosquitos or other insects but that was probably due to the time of year (late summer).
David N
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2020 • Stayed at: C01, Loop: C
Great
David N
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2020 • Stayed at: C01, Loop: C
Great
Brian B
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: F06, Loop: F
Clean and orderly. Camp hosts were very visible and attentive. Very well run.
Richard F
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: C06, Loop: C
Very quiet, clean and relaxing.
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
