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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
Matthew W
VerifiedAugust 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Disgustingly filthy campground overrun by grazing cattle--everywhere at the campsites are cow patties. Surely it can't be that difficult to maintain the fences and cattle guards to keep cattle out of the campground and the camp sites!
Lori L
VerifiedAugust 16, 2026 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
We had a very pleasant stay at this campsite, surrounded by trees, very well maintained and overall enjoyable. There are many paths to go adventure, our favorite was the nature trail which was a nice easy walk for anyone. The camphost was amazing! From the start he worked with us to switch to a spot more accommodating for our trailer, all while making us smile. So nice! They did a great job at making the campground clean and enjoyable. There is a long dirt road to get to the campground, but worth it to get up to the beautiful trees and peaceful area. Tip, put your garbage up at night, some friendly critters come down for supper if not.
Dakota O
VerifiedAugust 11, 2026 • Stayed at: H1, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Me and my family stayed at H1 camp ground with the horse corrals and it was amazing! Clean and beautiful campground! Met the camp host the morning of our second day and he was so nice and helpful on giving out tips around the campground! Outhouses are super clean and always stocked with toilet paper! Fresh cold water at the campsites or near them! We loved our camping trip there and plan going again!
Jeff C
VerifiedAugust 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Good place
Barbara T
VerifiedJuly 31, 2026 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Very nice! The camp host as well as the temporary camp host were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. The bathrooms were very well kept and cleaned. They were power washed and swept out. Deodorizers were placed when necessary.
Harrison F
VerifiedJuly 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Had a great camping experience at Big Springs! The campground host, Kevin was awesome and very helpful with finding a spot, etc. I’ll be back again soon!!! ~ Opie
Mark G
VerifiedJuly 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Camp hosts were amazing!!! We really enjoyed our stay. So close to lava hot springs. Can't wait to return again.
Denise M
VerifiedJune 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
camp hosts were very friendly and helpful
Ryan H
VerifiedJune 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
Hosts were very helpful and friendly.
Nathan N
VerifiedJune 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU
We had a blast at this campsite! The host was wonderful he was helpful! I recommend this spot! Definitely coming back!
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
General
- 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
