About Riverside Park Campground
Riverside Park Campground is located 49 miles south of Idaho Falls, Idaho near Palisades Reservoir, along the banks of the South Fork of the Snake River. Cottonwoods provide partial shade. The South Fork of the Snake River has great fly-fishing for rainbow and brook trout; tubing, canoeing, kayaking, and rafting are also popular on the river. Wildlife can be frequently spotted throughout the area. This campground provides vault toilets, potable water, and garbage service and electricity at select sites. Roads and parking spurs within the campground are gravel. A campground host is on site. Firewood is available for purchase. Phone, gas, and groceries are three miles away. Hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, horse, and ATV trails crisscross the area. Palisades Reservoir is nearby, with boat ramps, boating, waterskiing, and fishing. It has 22 single units and 10 double units. It has an…
- Fees: For current fees, please go to [Recreation.gov](https://www.recreation.gov/)
- Season: May – September
- Managed by: USFS - Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Where: 6 mi southeast of Irwin, ID · 43.34071, -111.20491
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Flats | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Calamity Cutoff | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Little Sheep | Horse | 1.0 mi | 2.2 mi |
| Sheep Creek Spur B | ATV road | 1.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Red Ridge | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.2 mi | 10.6 mi |
| Russell Creek | Horse | 1.4 mi | 3.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Teton County (Dark Sky Community), 23 mi.
Camps nearby
- Calamity 1 mi
- Palisades Creek Campground 3.9 mi
- Big Elk 4.5 mi
- Blowout Campground 5.6 mi
- Dispersed spot · 11 mi N of Alpine Northeast 6.9 mi
- Dispersed spot · 8 mi E of Irwin 7.7 mi