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About Big Springs - Caribou
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Reviews (52)
What Guests Are Saying
Big Springs - Caribou offers a well-maintained and enjoyable camping experience, highlighted by friendly and helpful camp hosts. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, beautiful surroundings, and fun nature trails, making it a great spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts. However, some concerns were noted regarding cattle presence and occasional traffic in the campground, but these did not significantly detract from the overall positive experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Big Springs - Caribou offers a well-maintained and enjoyable camping experience, highlighted by friendly and helpful camp hosts. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, beautiful surroundings, and fun nature trails, making it a great spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts. However, some concerns were noted regarding cattle presence and occasional traffic in the campground, but these did not significantly detract from the overall positive experience.
Review Summary
Janice M
VerifiedDecember 20, 2019 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
We have been going to Big Springs camp by Lava Hot Springs almost every year for 8 years now. We missed one year when a parent had a stroke. We love it there, it's beautiful and the camp hosts are friendly. And although I understand the rules on no ATV riding in the camp area, I don't like our property being left that far away from where we are at night. So we are thinking about camping in a spot outside of the campground where we can keep an eye on all of our belongings. In the past, some camp hosts would let you ride them out in the morning and back in at the end of the day. That worked well. If the rules go back to that, we will come back. Another big problem is you don't put up all the camp spots on the online reservation site.
Tom T
December 19, 2019
The group site is one of the best I’ve been to. The place had everything you need.
Location Big Springs - Caribou
Address:
4350 Cliffs Drive
Pocatello, ID, 83204
United States
Just east of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, look for "Pebble Area" sign and turn left onto Blaser Highway/Old Highway 30. Go north on the paved highway 9 miles to Pebble Creek Road, known locally as Mike's Place or Whiskey Mike's. Turn left across railroad tracks on gravel Forest Road 036. Travel about 7 miles to the campground.
Pebble Creek Road is a narrow single-lane dirt road with limited sight distance and not suitable for the very large RVs (the tour bus size RVs that require overhead clearance due to their height and have limited turning capacity due to length, as opposed to a truck with trailer of the same length which has a tighter turning radius due to the hitch).
The campground is accessible via Blaser Highway/Old Highway 30, which is a paved highway connecting to nearby roads. The nearest major highway is US Highway 30, approximately 9 miles from the campground.
Elevation: 1930 feet
51 mi drive to downtown Pocatello (about 1 hr 10 min)
Policies & Rules
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- Big Springs Campground is managed by Pinnacle Parks Llc under a special use permit with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. For questions please contact 208-757-3999 between the hours of .
- This is Big Springs Campground on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
- The campground has first-come, first-serve campsites and reservable campsites. Visitors can check the kiosk board for available campsites, check if the campsite is occupied, and if available pay at the fee tube.
- A fee of $5 will be collected on-site for extra vehicles parked in a campsite. The Allowable Vehicle/Driveway Details section has information on maximum vehicles allowed for individual campsites. Single sites: 1 vehicle, Double Sites: 2 vehicles, Triple Site: 3 vehicles
- There are no electric, water or sewer site hookups at this campground
- This facility is pack-it-in/pack-it-out
- Off-road vehicles not allowed to be operated on campground roads
- Wildlife Caution
- Idaho OHV Safety Message
- Click here for more info about 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 9, 2026
