About Calamity
Calamity Campground is located along the Snake River drainage at the north end of beautiful Palisades Reservoir at an elevation of 5,700 feet, just 55 miles east of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Visitors enjoy boating, water skiing, fishing and canoeing. Palisades Reservoir offers excellent boating, water skiing, swimming and canoeing. Lake and shore fishing are very popular here as well, with wild and stocked cutthroat trout as the predominate species. Kokanee salmon, brown and Mackinaw trout can also be found. A boat ramp and large parking area are located on-site. The Palisades Creek Trail begins nearby, leading hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders to beautiful Upper Palisades Lake and expansive views of Swan Valley. The campground offers several campsites on three loops. All sites are equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Some sites have a few stairs from the…
- Fees: For current fees, please go to [Recreation.gov](https://www.recreation.gov/)
- Season: Mid May
- Managed by: Caribou-Targhee National Forest, FS
- Where: 6 mi southeast of Irwin, ID · 43.32778, -111.215
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–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calamity Cutoff | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Red Ridge | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 10.6 mi |
| Tag Alder | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Gravel Flats | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Russell Creek | Horse | 1.2 mi | 3.9 mi |
| Tag Alder | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.2 mi | 1.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Riverside Park Campground 1 mi
- Palisades Creek Campground 4.8 mi
- Big Elk 4.8 mi
- Blowout Campground 5.4 mi
- Dispersed spot · 11 mi N of Alpine Northeast 7.5 mi
- Dispersed spot · 8 mi E of Irwin 8.7 mi