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About Emigration Campground
Number of accommodations: 20
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
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Reviews (215)
What Guests Are Saying
Emigration Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful setting, with friendly and helpful camp hosts who maintain clean facilities. Campers appreciate the ATV trails nearby and the picturesque scenery, making it a great spot for outdoor activities. However, some challenges include cleanliness issues with restrooms, uneven campsites, and occasional disturbances from wildlife or other campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Emigration Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful setting, with friendly and helpful camp hosts who maintain clean facilities. Campers appreciate the ATV trails nearby and the picturesque scenery, making it a great spot for outdoor activities. However, some challenges include cleanliness issues with restrooms, uneven campsites, and occasional disturbances from wildlife or other campers.
Review Summary
Tim H
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
We chose this campground because we enjoy ATV riding and there is a trailhead which can be taken directly out of the campground.
The area is beautiful and the campground was nice although some of the camp spots could have been better groomed with minor things such as cutting down and removing dead and dry pine trees that distracted from an otherwise nice and inexpensive area to stay.
The camp host was a bit odd in his introduction upon our arrival by asking us to keep an eye on any 4-legged pets and keep a leash on any 2-legged pets (children). This seemed odd since there were no kids in our group (3 spots reserved for 8 adults - 6 of us over 50 years old). We shrugged it off as a poor joke and moved on with our planned activities.
The next morning the host approached and accused me of riding a machine off-trail and making new access into our camp spot. I assured him that I didn't do that and that it and explained that it is a well worn path which existed long before our arrival (cut down trees and trampled grass worn to dirt in some places). He somewhat accepted that and then moved to another topic by asking about a problem we had the prior day with one of our ATV machines. I told him not to worry and that we would have addressed on our return home. He then asked again about the problem "out of curiosity" and had to be told that this was not his concern.
We enjoyed the area and had a couple of great rides on what seemed to be an endless trail system from Soda Springs to Franklin basin. We did find that dry camping is available on trail #401 coming out of Ovid. We may try that option when in the area the next time.
Tim H
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
We chose this campground because we enjoy ATV riding and there is a trailhead which can be taken directly out of the campground.
The area is beautiful and the campground was nice although some of the camp spots could have been better groomed with minor things such as cutting down and removing dead and dry pine trees that distracted from an otherwise nice and inexpensive area to stay.
The camp host was a bit odd in his introduction upon our arrival by asking us to keep an eye on any 4-legged pets and keep a leash on any 2-legged pets (children). This seemed odd since there were no kids in our group (3 spots reserved for 8 adults - 6 of us over 50 years old). We shrugged it off as a poor joke and moved on with our planned activities.
The next morning the host approached and accused me of riding a machine off-trail and making new access into our camp spot. I assured him that I didn't do that and that it and explained that it is a well worn path which existed long before our arrival (cut down trees and trampled grass worn to dirt in some places). He somewhat accepted that and then moved to another topic by asking about a problem we had the prior day with one of our ATV machines. I told him not to worry and that we would have addressed on our return home. He then asked again about the problem "out of curiosity" and had to be told that this was not his concern.
We enjoyed the area and had a couple of great rides on what seemed to be an endless trail system from Soda Springs to Franklin basin. We did find that dry camping is available on trail #401 coming out of Ovid. We may try that option when in the area the next time.
Tom T
VerifiedAugust 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
Please don't take out the flush restrooms
Tom T
VerifiedAugust 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
Please don't take out the flush restrooms
Tom T
VerifiedAugust 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
Please don't take out the flush restrooms
Kent T
VerifiedAugust 15, 2022 • Stayed at: GS-2, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
The camp Host was Great! Told us about things we didn't know about,The trails and where they were
We have already booked next year.Only wished we could have got group site 3 instead of group site 1
Thanks again
KJ
Kent T
VerifiedAugust 15, 2022 • Stayed at: GS-2, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
The camp Host was Great! Told us about things we didn't know about,The trails and where they were
We have already booked next year.Only wished we could have got group site 3 instead of group site 1
Thanks again
KJ
Kent T
VerifiedAugust 15, 2022 • Stayed at: GS-2, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
The camp Host was Great! Told us about things we didn't know about,The trails and where they were
We have already booked next year.Only wished we could have got group site 3 instead of group site 1
Thanks again
KJ
Bill B
VerifiedAugust 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
A beautiful and pleasant campground. The only negative thing is that several of the campsites are not as long as described on the website.
Bill B
VerifiedAugust 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: EMIGRATION CAMPGROUND
A beautiful and pleasant campground. The only negative thing is that several of the campsites are not as long as described on the website.
Location Emigration Campground
Address:
322 N 4 Th
Montpelier, ID, 83254
United States
From Montpelier, drive west on U.S. Highway 89 to Ovid, Idaho. At the junction of U.S. 89 and State Highway 36, take the right fork of the "Y" onto State Highway 36 and travel approximately 12 miles northwest to the campground. A left hand turn is required to enter the campground.
Emigration Campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 89 and State Highway 36. U.S. Highway 89 runs west from Montpelier and connects to State Highway 36, which leads directly to the campground.
Elevation: 2192 feet
17 mi drive to downtown Montpelier (about 21 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Wildlife Caution
- Idaho OHV Safety Message
- An additional $6 fee will be collected at the campground for extra vehicles
- 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 8, 2026
