Scout Mountain Campground

The entrance to Scout Mountain Campground Loop D
Scout Mountain Campground site 2
Scout Mountain site with trees
Scout Mountain Campground site
A picnic area at Scout Mountain Campground

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Sites & Rates

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14 total sites

RV Sites

14 sites

About Scout Mountain Campground

Scout Mountain Campground is located on beautiful Scout Mountain at an elevation of 6,900 feet, just 13 miles south of Pocatello, Idaho. Scout Mountain is part of the Mink Creek area, a popular place for birding and wildlife viewing. Visitors enjoy exploring a variety of local multi-use trails.

Number of accommodations: 14

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

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Rates, Sites & Availability

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14 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 003, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 004, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 005, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 006, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 013, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 014, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 015, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 016, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 017, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 018, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 019, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 024, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
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🚐 025, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 028, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (171)

What Guests Are Saying

Scout Mountain Campground offers a beautiful, clean, and well-maintained environment with spacious sites and excellent facilities, including impressively clean bathrooms. The camp host is highly praised for her friendliness and attentiveness, contributing to a pleasant camping experience. While some guests noted issues such as noise from generators and close proximity of campsites, the overall sentiment is positive, with many expressing a desire to return.

Review Summary

4.2
171 reviews
5
57.3%
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4
22.8%
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3
11.1%
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Steve W

Verified

August 15, 2026 Stayed at: 014, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

3

Campsites were pretty close but camp was clean and hostess was great.

Donald O

Verified

August 14, 2026 Stayed at: 016, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

Awesome Camp host !

Jonathan H

Verified

August 9, 2026 Stayed at: 003, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

Super easy, so glad my last name was on the sign. Nice and peaceful, not too close to other campsites. Well worth the trip.

Cary F

Verified

August 4, 2026 Stayed at: 017, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

4

Other than being very hot it was an enjoyable ttime.

Jill B

Verified

August 3, 2026 Stayed at: 018, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

Very nice campground.

Sam H

Verified

August 2, 2026 Stayed at: 013, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

Carol, the camp host, was amazing! She was so fun to talk to and very helpful. She worked hard to keep the place clean. I’ve never seen more well maintained bathrooms in a campground! And the place was gorgeous! We loved our site in 15. The driveways in each site were big and long— perfect for extra vehicles or trailers. There was a nice flat spot cleared of vegetation for a tent, a ditch oven table, really nice fire pit with grill attached, good picnic table, a pole with a hook to hang lanterns or garbage or food bags, and lots of tall pines for shade. We even had service on our phones the whole time we camped here which was a surprise! (I normally like to get away from being on my phone while camping though so I just put my phone on airplane mode or turned it off.) We loved the creek at the entrance, the nature walk, and watching the sun set from the outlook near site 13 which was beautiful. Only issue we had were skunks visiting at night but we kept our dogs controlled and our food up out of reach and it wasn’t too bad. Loved this place! Planning to come again.

Colleen H

Verified

July 26, 2026 Stayed at: 004, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

I just want to give a shout out to the camp host. She was amazing! She was really kind and kept the bathrooms clean. She seemed like she genuinely wanted everyone to have a good experience there.

Travis A

Verified

July 26, 2026 Stayed at: 024, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

Plenty of shade.

steven r

Verified

July 20, 2026 Stayed at: 013, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

Nice campground with spacious sites and clean bathrooms. Nice view of the water.

Spencer P

Verified

July 15, 2026 Stayed at: 028, Loop: SCOUT MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND

5

This is our second time staying here. Fantastic site, lots of tables for everything and a nice sized fire pit with seating. When you drive in you wonder how the site can possible fit 100 people, but if you follow the loop around up past the bathroom, there are lots of mini campsites and plenty of parking. You’re not going to get 100 people worth of tents within the main meeting area.

The campground host was fantastic and friendly. Kept the toilet very clean. She told us they’d had many rvs go up and around the loop to park to utilize the whole site.

The only issue is there is only 1 bathroom. Not sure how 100 people can use 1 toilet, but the rest of the site is great. We had 23 people in our group. 1 camp trailer, 1 rv, 3 tents.

There is a water hydrant at this site, but you can’t hook hoses to it. So come prepared with your own water in your trailer/rv. Also you need to pack out all your trash, there aren’t any dumpsters.

Location Scout Mountain Campground

Address:
4350 Cliffs Drive
Pocatello, ID, 83204
United States

Highway access

Scout Mountain Campground is accessible via I-15, with exit 63 located south of Pocatello. From there, travel along Bannock Highway and follow the signs to Mink Creek Recreation Area.

Elevation: 1990 feet

Distance to downtown

15 mi drive to downtown Pocatello (about 27 min)

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Last updated: September 9, 2026

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