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About Curlew Campground
Number of accommodations: 6
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (23)
What Guests Are Saying
Curlew Campground is clean, well-kept, and offers beautiful views, especially at sunset. The friendly hosts are actively improving the campground, making it a pleasant place for midweek stays. However, some guests noted the lack of swimming due to water quality issues and expressed concerns about the campground's maintenance and accessibility to the water.
What Guests Are Saying
Curlew Campground is clean, well-kept, and offers beautiful views, especially at sunset. The friendly hosts are actively improving the campground, making it a pleasant place for midweek stays. However, some guests noted the lack of swimming due to water quality issues and expressed concerns about the campground's maintenance and accessibility to the water.
Review Summary
Kathie C
VerifiedJune 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
Camp Host was great. The only complaint is there are lots of mosquitoes and we couldn’t find our insect repellent. That’s more on us though.
Jennifer J
VerifiedJune 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
Jennifer J
VerifiedJune 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
Jennifer J
VerifiedJune 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
Mary Ann R
VerifiedOctober 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
Campground is obviously not taken care of. The grass is dry and crunchy. It would be advantageous to the forest service To put in a boat check so people will be back and canal company is satisfied. Everything is so overgrown around the water and campers aren’t allowed to do anything but swim, no boats, no skiing, or any kind of floaty. It is hard to get down to the water to even fish. I don’t think that the fish have been restocked for years. It is full of carp. This reservoir was always packed with people And it was taken care of. Now your just Collecting a site fee. No one is satisfied. We have decided not to have our family reunion there next year. It’s very sad.
Loren L
VerifiedOctober 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
The attendant was friendly and is doing a great job maintaining and sprucing up this older camp ground. Enjoyed our stay and would definitely return again when in the area.
Richard C
October 6, 2025
The new camp host is incredible. They have implemented improvements to keep the campground green and clean. The campground is definitely making a comeback, and I would recommend it to anyone.
Randall f
VerifiedJune 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: Curlew Campground
We spent the weekend in #8. We had some absolutely gorgeous views in this spot. There was a storm while we camped so we really got some phenomenal all around views. The bathrooms were very clean. Camp host is new but friendly. The roads were well maintained.
The only negative we had was the other campers who blew through right next to the camp sites at full speed kicking up dust.
Morgan S
VerifiedJuly 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: CURLEW CAMPGROUND
Lots of open space. Clean bathrooms.
Steve B
July 9, 2026
Quiet during our midweek overnight stay. Clean vault toilets and potable water. Beautiful sunset views across the grasslands. There were only two other campers in the whole campground plus the host.
Location Curlew Campground
Address:
4350 Cliffs Drive
Pocatello, ID, 83204
United States
Curlew Campground is accessible via US Highway 91, which is approximately 20 miles to the east in Pocatello.
Elevation: 1406 feet
71 mi drive to downtown Pocatello (over 1 hr (86 min))
Policies & Rules
General
- Curlew 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 8am and 9pm.
- There are no electric, water or sewer site hookups
- 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.
- An additonal 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
- If interested in staying at the campground during the non-peak season please contact the Westside Ranger District at 208-236-7500.
- Stone Reservoir is closed to all motor crafts, boats and water crafts do to invasive spieces.
- Horses are not allowed in the campground
- Wildlife Caution
- Idaho OHV Safety Message
- 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 17, 2026
