About Buttermilk
Number of accommodations: 20
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Reviews (90)
What Guests Are Saying
Buttermilk Campground receives numerous positive reviews for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and friendly camp hosts. Reviewers appreciate the spacious campsites, recent upgrades, and the peaceful environment, especially after Labor Day. However, some concerns were raised about the condition of the access road and occasional noise from nearby boat traffic, as well as specific issues with odors and worn picnic tables at certain sites. Overall, many guests express a desire to return and recommend the campground.
What Guests Are Saying
Buttermilk Campground receives numerous positive reviews for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and friendly camp hosts. Reviewers appreciate the spacious campsites, recent upgrades, and the peaceful environment, especially after Labor Day. However, some concerns were raised about the condition of the access road and occasional noise from nearby boat traffic, as well as specific issues with odors and worn picnic tables at certain sites. Overall, many guests express a desire to return and recommend the campground.
Review Summary
LEANNE L
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: B
Beautiful shady campground. The toilets were clean and there is lots of space between the campsites. I would definitely go back!
Sandra S
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: B
Great campground and wonderful campground hosts. Bathrooms were the cleanest campground bathrooms I've seen!
Allen W
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: B
Nice Camphosts
Kristen M
VerifiedAugust 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: B
Love this area. Camp hosts were fabulous in keeping area clear of glass or other trash. Thank you for taking care of our forest lands.
Ryan V
VerifiedJuly 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: B
We stayed at camp site 29. If you only looked towards the trees it was great. Lots of people driving on the road kicking up dust. sites are pull through so no cover from the people driving by. My sinus' were killing me by day 3. The lake is pretty loud but they are all having a good time. It looks like they are putting in new fire rings and a dutch oven table at all the sites and new bathrooms are being put in. The camp hosts were awesome! The site was clean and raked out when we showed up. We had a private path to the lake. If not for the dust from people constantly driving by I would have given it 5 stars.
Amy S
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: B
When we got to our campsite it was very clean. But there was a very very strong smell of URINE where we were supposed to park our trailer. Our friends had come to check out our site before we got there and they said the same thing. They noticed it right away. We said something thing to the camp host and they just kind of shrugged it off like it wasn’t a big deal. It was disgusting and disappointing. The hotter it got the worse the smell got and the flies were terrible right where the smell was. We had to spend the first hour of our camping trip trying to get rid of the urine smell.
The picnic table is so coming half way out of the ground and was so tilted we couldn’t use it. It is in need of desperate repair! And the bathrooms being under construction would have been nice to know before hand for those who were staying in tents and didn’t have access to bathrooms in a rv. The porta potties were gross.
We have stayed in this site before and loved it. That is why we chose to come back. Other than those few things it was great. We caught fish down on the docks and really enjoyed the time with family who also chose to stay in the campground. I feel like since we are paying more for a bigger site and had water and electricity at a premium rate, we should have had a better environment to host our family. We ended up spending most of our time at a much smaller site, because of the urine smell and not being able to use the table.
We are planning another trip next summer with our family and are hoping for a great trip. But we might have to start choosing to boondock if the costs and fees keep increasing and there isn’t improvement being done to the site.
Kirk C
VerifiedJuly 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: B
The campsite was very clean. We had the camp host come by and apologize for that they hadn’t been by to clean due to the person left late but wit was very nice. The camp hosts help accommodate family friends which came in. The porta potty’s were extremely clean. They made our time very enjoyable.
Allen W
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: B
Good camping
Tony R
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2023 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: B
Awesome campground. Very clean and upkeep is great!
Tracy C
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: B
The camp site was enjoyable and well taken care of. The camp hosts were wonderful and very helpful. Our family enjoyed the outing. Even with thunderstorms and hail. :)
Location Buttermilk
Address:
Buttermilk Loop Rd
Island Park, ID, 83429
United States
From West Yellowstone, Montana, take Highway 20 south, southwest for approximately 25 miles and from Ashton, Idaho, take Highway 20 north for approximately 27 miles.
Turn west onto the Kilgore-Yale Road #030 (across from Elk Creek Gas Station) and go about 2 miles to the Buttermilk Loop Road #126. Turn onto #126 and go approximately 3 miles to an intersection where you will see the campground sign just off the right side of the road. The road will split ahead, with boat ramp and group area on the left, and the single loops to the right.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.4325 / -111.426
Elevation: 1931 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. |