Bumblebee Campground

Overview

Bumblebee Campground is located in a beautiful meadow with no standing trees, near the Little North Fork Coeur D'Alene River. It makes a perfect fishing and seasonal hunting base camp. Swimming and floating the river are popular activities as well.

Recreation

Bumblebee's creekside location creates easy access for floating, swimming and wading. Trout fishing is available about a half-mile from the campground in the Little North Fork of Coeur d'Alene River. Rainbow and cutthroat trout are the most common catches.

About 15 miles from the campground is the 803 Motorized Trail System, which provides dedicated off-road trails and open roads in the Steamboat Creek area.

Facilities

Bumblebee is comprised of two loops, each with vault toilets. One hand-pump for drinking water is available at the group site (both single-site campers and group campers share this spigot). Roads are paved and campsite parking spurs are sealed gravel.

Several single-family campsites are available. A group site can accommodate up to 100 people.

Natural Features

The campground sits next to Bumblebee Creek near the Little North Fork Coeur D'Alene River at an elevation of 2,200 feet.

Coeur d'Alene National Forest spans 726,819 acres and is one of three forests comprising the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The majority of Idaho's waters are located in this northern region.

Nearby Attractions

The town of Coeur d'Alene is a delightful place to explore. Visitors can go paddle boating or parasailing on Lake Coeur d'Alene, or even take a trip around the lake on a seaplane. A variety of shops and restaurants are available.

Charges & Cancellations

A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Late cancellations are subject to additional fees. For full details see NRRS Reservation Policy.

Camp site features

Across 13 camp sites:

Fire pit: 1 of 13 sites
Picnic table: 1 of 13 sites
Pets allowed: all 13 sites
Group sites: 1 of 13 sites
Longest RV: 80 ft
Largest party: 100 people

Directions

Take the Kingston Exit off Interstate 90 and take Forest Road 9 North for 5.4 miles. Turn left onto Bumblebee cutoff and head 3 miles to the campground sign at the junction with Forest Road 796. Turn right onto Forest Road 796 and go 0.1 miles to the campground. Single sites are on the loop to the right and the group site is the loop on the left.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Tarrah E

Loop:South Loop

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Well maintained sites, a good amount of privacy between most of them. Clean bathrooms, many large garbage cans for campers.

Breanna M

Loop:South Loop

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Camp host was very nice, bathrooms are very well maintained!

Katelyn B

Loop:South Loop

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Little walk to the river and very little shade but overall great campground! Very quiet and peaceful

Bonnie O

Loop:South Loop

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Unfortunately there was no water in the campground for camping use. The ancient hand pump was awful and water had dirt and sediment in it. The Forestry Department should really replace such outdated access. The Campground host was great in handling issues the occurred during the July 4th weekend. We have been coming to Bumblebee for 20 years. It needs some improvement in water access like Kit Price .

Alison M

Loop:South Loop

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Reviewed 4 months ago

The scenery was absolutely beautiful. A short walk and you’re by the river. A moose walked by the campsite at one point as well. There wasn’t much else to do unless you had a 4 wheeler to go off into the wilderness, which we didn’t. Kinda wish it had some kind of open area for kids to play and not have to worry about cars or fire pits. Our campsite #16 on south loop was probably one of the better sites for a small RV. Other spots had very strange orientations with no room for a tent if you parked your car in the pull in spot. Also most of the picnic tables at the sites were cemented to the ground and could not be moved. That part was a bit annoying when you wanted to organize your area to best fit your own needs. Still, was beautiful. May be back someday.

Cindy H

Loop:South Loop

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Reviewed 5 months ago

The campground appears to be abandoned by the USFS. There was no sign identifying the campground, nor were there post signs identifying the numbered campsites. I don’t know if the latrine was open. The place gave me the creeps so I left. In spite of the fact I had paid for a reservation. I did not feel safe there.

Availability

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