$60 - $100 / night

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Established Camping

Falls Campground

9 Reviews

About

National Forest

Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Overview

Falls Campground is located next to the Snake River in beautiful Swan Valley at an elevation of 5,100 feet. Idaho Falls, Idaho is just 45 miles west. Visitors enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Snake and viewing local wildlife.

Recreation

The Snake River offers excellent cutthroat trout fishing, canoeing, floating, rafting and kayaking. Conant Boat Ramp is nearby and open to the public.

Facilities

The Snake River offers excellent cutthroat trout fishing, canoeing, floating, rafting and kayaking. Conant Boat Ramp is nearby and open to the public.

Natural Features

The campground is situated alongside the Snake River among cottonwood trees, which provide partial shade. Grassy meadows and summer wildflowers dot the landscape. Wildlife is plentiful in the river bottom. Eagles, osprey, moose and deer are frequently spotted. Fall Creek Falls is less than 1/4 mile from the campground. This scenic cascade drops 60 feet over a travertine outcropping on the river's edge. It is visible from some parts of the campground.

Nearby Attractions

Palisades Reservoir is less than 20 miles from Falls Campground, with great boating, water skiing, canoeing, fishing and swimming. The Fall Creek area has many trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback and ATV riding.

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Location

Falls Campground is located in Idaho

Directions

From Idaho Falls, travel 45 miles east on Highway 26. Turn off right before the Snake River Bridge and continue 3.5 miles on a gravel road to the campground.

Address

TARGHEE
ID

Coordinates

43.4325 N
111.3625 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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$60 - $100

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General Info

Chris M.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 24, 2023

What is life?

$20 a night basic campground access to water nice view of the river

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Month of VisitJune

Becbecandbunny O.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 13, 2022

Great stopover at the Snake River

Clean, well spaced campground next to the Snake River. Walking distance to nearby falls. Cell coverage (TMobile).

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Month of VisitAugust

Deken S.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 29, 2022

Great campground

Clean and quiet. A fair number of sites can be reserved and are often booked but the first-come sites turn over often. There has usually been at least one available during the week, as long as you can get here early. By the number of fishermen I'd guess that the fishing in the Snake River is good, though the ones we spoke to caught nothing. The falls ar 1.5 miles away and can be reached with VERY steep 150 foot climb.

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Month of VisitJuly

Michelle E.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 1, 2022

Falls Campground

This is a smaller campground. It is great, but as it's elevation is much lower than our usual locations, it is hot here in the middle of July. We stayed in site 3, which is a double site and close to the entrance. If you stay in this site, you will hear the restroom doors slamming shut at all hours of the day and night. Moose were seen in the area and bald eagles were plentiful. There are beautiful falls close by as well. We would love to stay here again in Spring or Fall.

SiteCampsite 3 which is a double site

Month of VisitAugust

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Hannah W.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 4, 2021

Peaceful yet near main road

I wanted a campground that was near the Tetons, but wouldn't have the normal business of all the campgrounds nearer to the park. This campground was super great. Make sure you make reservations or are willing to move on. When I was there it was very full and I almost didn't get a spot. Lot's of bathrooms and group spots. As I was a single camper it was harder for me to find a single spot but there was one open!

Month of VisitOctober

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Brandon S.

Scout

Reviewed May. 29, 2021

Beautiful campsite near snake river

This site was super clean and had water spigots close by with clean pit toilets. Easy to navigate with our 19’ trailer.

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Month of VisitJune

Annie C.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 26, 2019

Great camping close to amazing waterfalls

Near the town of Duboise, this campground is up in the Shoshone National Forest. The views of the mountains are beautiful. I was here in early June and there was still a lot of snow in the area as well as in the campground. This made it easier to pick a campsite as it was obvious which sites were water logged and which were dry. The best sites are#14-16, along the river. Even though it was early in the season, someone had come out and mown the grass for tents. I was very impressed by the fact that they had ATV parking on the outside edge of the campground and that there were signs stating ATVs were not allowed to be driven through the campground. The sites were large and private with nice separation between sites, each had steel picnic tables, prep tables, and fire rings. And, terrible as it is, I even had cell service here! While I did not check it out, there is a group campground less than a mile just down the road. I would definitely camp here again, although maybe try and hit it right between the disappearance of snow and the appearance of mosquitos.

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Month of VisitJuly

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Mary S.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2018

Quiet campground gets busy on weekends

This is a small (less than 25 sites) campground in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest near the Snake River. The river is an attraction for fishermen.

Given the name, there must be a waterfall, right? Yes, if you come toward the campground from Rt 26, the waterfall is on your left just after the pavement ends. The waterfall is worth a stop on your way to or from the campground; the campground is about a mile past the falls.

This is a typical Forest Service campground with plenty of space between large sites. There are vault toilets, water spigots and a trash dumpster. You can use the dump station at the Palisades Reservoir during and at the end of your stay without paying $5 if you show a receipt validated by the campground host.

Double sites have 2 picnic tables and you must pay a double fee ($24) even if it's the last site in the campground. There is no discount for NPS Senior Pass holders for a double site. (This is standard at Forest Service campgrounds. Remember, hosts don't make the rules.)

Bringing an ATV? You can't ride one in the campground, but there is an ATV parking area.

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Month of VisitAugust

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Michael J.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2018

Good river side campground

Nice campground to hang out at the river and do river type stuff. It is laid out well for getting larger vehicles in. Due to it's location, the bugs can get bad.