Camp ObserverBlackfoot River
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Pocatello Field Office, 4530 Cliffs Drive
Pocatello, ID 83204
Pocatello, ID 83204
Directions
From Soda Springs, Idaho, travel approximately 11 miles north on ID 34, and drive all the way to the north side of Blackfoot Reservoir. Turn left on Blackfoot River Road.
Reviews
Blackfoot River campground continues to provide a scenic and tranquil environment with ample amenities and recreational opportunities at reasonable rates. A recent change to the online payment system adds difficulty in registration, especially with limited WiFi. Visitors still mention wildlife, starry nights, and well-spaced sites as highlights, while challenges include spotty cell service, reservation glitches, and occasional site conflicts.
Beautiful scenery and quiet environment
Amenities include power, water, dump site
Good lake access and recreational opportunities
Affordable price
Well-spaced campsites with wildlife sightings
Limited cell phone reception complicates registration
Online payment system is confusing and difficult with poor WiFi
Bird nests under shelters cause droppings
Reservation system can be problematic
Site signage and occupancy conflicts reported
Larry D
Reviewed 2 months ago
Place was very clean and well equipped. We had a LOT of rain and there was no flooding or mud puddles. It was set up to drain without bothering the campers. We will definitely stay there again!
Sheila B
Reviewed 2 months ago
Beautiful area. Several moose families gave us visits and were fun to watch. The swallow nests were knocked down from the table shades which made them usable. Sites were clean.
Nichole W
Reviewed 2 months ago
We camped at Blackfoot Reservoir for 2 weeks primarily to fish in the reservoir. The CG has about a dozen sites with power and then some primitive sites nearby. Water spigots to fill your tank are located around the sites but no dedicated water hookup for each site. Tall grasses and shrubs border each site, but the trees are small and infrequent. Each site has a picnic table and a very nice shade shelter over the table. Unfortunately, birds have built nests along the rafters making the picnic table and only shady area unusable due to droppings and feathers all over. It was disgusting. The weather was quite windy so we could not use our awning. Two boat ramps are available at the CG and there is plenty of shoreline to enjoy the lake and fish. The camp host didn't do much that we could see. A BLM employee cleans the outhouses and reservations are all self serve. Not sure why they even had a host, they weren't even at their site about half the time.
Julie D
Reviewed 2 months ago
We enjoyed staying here and are all ready planning our next stay. Very clean, access was very easy and having electric was a plus!
Tom L
Reviewed 3 months ago
What a wonderful place to stay and we saw plenty of moose!
Robert F H
Reviewed 3 months ago
Very friendly Host, clean campsite, great view of the lake. Quiet except for the atv's and dirt bikes running through. We really enjoyed our stay.
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Campgrounds
Blackfoot River has 5 campgrounds, 31 campsites in total.
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