Eastside

EMMETT RANGER DISTRICT, 1857 HIGHWAY 16, SUITE A
EMMETT, ID 83617

Overview

Eastside Campground is located on the shores of scenic Sagehen Reservoir at an elevation of 4,956 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring the non-motorized Sagehen Reservoir Trail.

Recreation

Sagehen Reservoir offers great boating, canoeing, and rainbow trout fishing. Boat ramps and docks are located nearby at both Antelope and Sagehen Creek Campgrounds. There is a 15 mph speed limit on the reservoir. Hiking, biking, horse, and ATV trails are abundant in the area. The non-motorized Sagehen Reservoir Trail, a 4-mile loop around the lake, offers great fishing spots, beautiful viewpoints, and wildlife watching opportunities for hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. The Sagehen and KYAOTT ATV Trail Systems can be accessed near the reservoir, offering more than 35 miles of trails for ATVs and motorcycles, but hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders can enjoy these trails as well.

Facilities

The campground is made up of several single sites or serves as one reservable, accessible group site that can accommodate up to 50 people and 10 vehicles. Most of the campsites afford partial lake views. Picnic tables, campfire rings, a vault toilet, and hand-pumped drinking water are provided. A campground host is located at nearby Antelope Campground, where firewood can be purchased.

Natural Features

The campground is situated in a forest of towering Ponderosa pine, Engelmann spruce, Douglas fir, and grand fir. Most sites have plentiful shade. Summer temperatures range from 80 to 90-degree days to cooler nights. A variety of berries and mushrooms can be found throughout the area. Local wildlife includes deer, elk, black bear, goshawk, woodpeckers, and boreal owls.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Pets allowed: all 1 sites
ADA accessible: all 1 sites
Group sites: all 1 sites
Longest RV: 30 ft
Largest party: 50 people

Directions

From Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, take Highway 52 for 9 miles west to the junction with the Sweet/Ola Highway. Turn north and travel 16 miles to Ola, Idaho. Travel north through Ola and follow 10 miles northeast on FS Rd 618, then make a right on FS Rd 626 and follow it for 7 miles. Make a left of FS Rd 614 and travel about 2 miles to Sage Hen Reservoir. Eastside Campground is on the east side of the reservoir.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

2 reviews

5 stars

4 stars

Russell B

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Reviewed 3 years ago

We loved it here. Problem is you can't get reservations any more because of the people who are booking in mass & reselling. This is not fair!!

Andi H

Loop:East

Site:

Reviewed 3 years ago

We had our family reunion there. It was a very nice campsite that had nice water access. Plenty of room. Our own bathrooms and water pump was fantastic. There were a few people who tried camping on our paid site and the camp hosts were great about telling them to go somewhere else. The only complaint I had was people kept walking directly through our camp ground cus of the trail. So they would cross this way and that way through our camp which was very annoying and worrisome cus of all our little kids running around. We paid $300 for that campsite so I feel like they need to make and mark the trail outside of the camp site. Other than that it was a great stay!

Availability

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