Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Reviews

Caribou-Targhee National Forest campgrounds are generally praised for their beautiful natural surroundings, cleanliness, and friendly, helpful camp hosts. Visitors appreciate spacious, shaded sites with good privacy, well-maintained restrooms, and access to trails, rivers, and outdoor activities like fishing and hiking. Common positives include peaceful atmospheres and amenities suitable for both tent and RV camping. However, challenges reported include inconsistent water availability, noise from nearby highways or other campers, insect problems such as mosquitoes and flies, occasional maintenance issues, limited amenities like showers and hookups, variable road conditions, and occasional management or reservation difficulties.

Beautiful natural scenery and peaceful settings

Clean and well-maintained campgrounds and restrooms

Friendly and helpful camp hosts

Spacious, shaded, and private campsites

Access to hiking, fishing, rivers, and other outdoor activities

Inconsistent or limited water availability

Noise from highways, vehicles, or other campers

Mosquito and insect problems

Maintenance issues and occasional facility disrepair

Limited amenities like showers, hookups, and trash service

2,896 reviews

5 stars

1,869

4 stars

589

3 stars

215

2 stars

106

1 stars

117

Kermit R

Campground:Clear Creek Guard Station

Loop:Clear Creek Guard Station

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Reviewed 9 days ago

Plenty of wood for the stove. Relatively clean. Only caught two mice. Left traps for future occupants. If one opens the windows part way, the flies will leave. It rained most of the day Friday.

Tyler V

Campground:Egan Basin Guard Station

Loop:Egan Basin Guard Station

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Reviewed 9 days ago

Such a beautiful site to kick back and relax. Peaceful and well maintained facility.

Danielle N

Campground:Pebble Guard Station

Loop:Pgs

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Reviewed 23 days ago

It was awful! As the guests reported a couple weeks prior, the cabin was littered in dead flies. I swept them all up when I arrived, and 2 hours later was sweeping them up again. The majority of the flies were in the mudroom and not in the main cabin during the day, however, that all changed in the evening. Once the woodstove started warming the cabin, the flies were swarming around the interior of the cabin. There were literally thousands and thousands of flies! I ended up leaving that evening.

Travis C

Campground:Caribou Mountain Guard Station

Loop:Caribou Mountain Guard Station

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Reviewed 24 days ago

Had a great time

joseph G

Campground:Pebble Guard Station

Loop:Pgs

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Reviewed a month ago

The cabin was filled with flies. It was so disgusting we couldn’t even begin to clean it. It needed disinfecting. Thousands of flies covered the floor and window sills. Just bad timing I guess.

Mary B

Campground:Clear Creek Guard Station

Loop:Clear Creek Guard Station

Site:

Reviewed a month ago

Much nicer than expected, but I'm used to a tent... Such a privilege to be able to enjoy this beautiful area and have access to the guard stations. Thank you Forest Service!

Keep your options open

Watch for a matching campsite across monitored campgrounds in Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 6% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 6 years of reservations.