About Big Springs Grp. Area - Island Park
Big Springs Group Area is located 22 miles south of West Yellowstone, Montana in beautiful Island Park, Idaho at an approximate elevation of 6,300 feet. Visitors love Island Park for its world-class fishing and outstanding scenery and wildlife viewing opportunities. Big Springs is the headwaters of Henry's Fork and is one of the largest springs in the country. Henry's Fork is considered one of the best fly-fishing streams in the nation. Fishermen cast for rainbow and brook trout. Tubing, canoeing, kayaking and rafting are also popular on the river. The Big Springs National Recreation Water Trail can be accessed from the campground and ends 4.5 miles away at Macks Inn. It offers a lazy three-hour float or canoe trip through beautiful scenery. Wildlife, including moose, bald eagles and Sandhill cranes, are often seen along the trail. The charming and historic John Sack Cabin is nearby…
- Fees: - Single Site $ 25.00 - Group Area (Sun-Thurs) $ 75.00 - Group Area (Fri-Sat) $150.00 - Extra Vehicle (ea.) $ 7.00
- Managed by: Caribou-Targhee National Forest, FS
- Where: 5 mi southeast of Island Park, ID · 44.49778, -111.25556
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Springs Loop | ATV road | at camp | 6.9 mi |
| Big Springs Interpretive Trail | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Big Spring Sh 1 | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Railroad Right-Of-Way | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 39.4 mi |
| Continental Divide Trail | Horse | 2.9 mi | 20.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Camping 1.6 mi
- Big Springs Warming Hut 2.3 mi
- Mack's Inn RV park 4 mi
- Flat Rock (Idaho) 4.1 mi
- Flatrock Campground 4.1 mi
- Upper Coffee Pot 5.4 mi