About Buffalo (IDAHO)
Number of accommodations: 48
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Sites & Availability
48 Sites Available
No sites found matching your criteria.
No available sites
All sites are booked for your selected dates. Try showing all sites to see booked options, create an alert to be notified when something opens up, or adjust your dates.
Site Details
Select a site to view details
48 Sites Available
No available sites
All sites are booked for your selected dates. Try showing all sites to see booked options, create an alert to be notified when something opens up, or adjust your dates.
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
George M
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2024 • Stayed at: C08, Loop: C
Nice camp ground, very clean. Nice host, all good there.
John S
VerifiedAugust 15, 2024 • Stayed at: F08, Loop: F
Very nice campground in Caribou-Targhee NF. Sites are well maintained, clean and generally have plenty of room. Amazing that this campground is about 30 miles from Yellowstone West Gate and it had multiple open sites the entire time we mere there.
Blake C
VerifiedAugust 13, 2024 • Stayed at: F14, Loop: F
We were next to the outhouse, and the smell was bad at certain times, but still had a great time
Keith J
VerifiedAugust 11, 2024 • Stayed at: B06, Loop: B
Buffalo is well managed and our hosts were polite and accommodating. The restrooms were clean, garbage containers well maintained and dumped regularly. The fire pit was clean as was the site when we arrived. I was surprised at how hard the hosts worked for our benefit. On the negative side - the access road in from the main highway needs to be repaved. I walked all of the loops in the campground and was surprised that the entry (the space to park and put an RV) to the campsites in two of the loops were unpaved. That is something that should be noted in the description. Other than that, this is a terrific campground situated on the banks of the Buffalo river and in the heart of Island Park, Idaho.
Karla M
August 3, 2024
We had a Great time!!
Roger R
VerifiedAugust 3, 2024 • Stayed at: B02, Loop: B
Excellent campground with good space between campsites. Enjoyed floating down the Buffalo River and getting our right at our campsite.
Suzanne M
VerifiedJuly 23, 2024 • Stayed at: C01, Loop: C
Really beautiful area, good level spot on a nice loop. Mosquitoes of course but only early and dusk hour.
Michael P
VerifiedJuly 19, 2024 • Stayed at: F12, Loop: F
Hardly ever saw the hosts but the bathrooms were spotless as was the campground. Nice to have a little mowing where needed.
Diana C
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: B11, Loop: B
Buffalo Campground is my favorite in Island Park and has been for years. The hosts are always helpful and the camps
are cleaned and ready to go when the season opens. It is a yearly tradition for us.
Joe T
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: B
Wonderful campground
Clean
Friendly hosts
Well kept
Only problem was when the camp host was blowing off the paved areas and blew all the dust and pollen right onto our trailer, vehicle, stove, and everything.
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
| Category | About |
|---|---|
| General |
Wildlife Caution |
| General |
Idaho OHV Safety Message |
| General |
A $7 fee for each extra vehicle will be collected at the campground |
| General |
No ATVs/OHVs allowed in the campground |
| General |
This campground has first come, first served sites |
| General |
Click here for more information on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| General |
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. |
