USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Falls Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Sites
- 25
- Hookups
- 25 no hookups
- Season
- May 21 to September 5
- Max RV length
- 120 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,289 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- FALLS CG (NFSR 40073) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Nearest town
- Victor
- Address
- TARGHEE, ID
- Phone
- 208-270-0150 OR 541-351-1182
- Activities
- Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Wildlife Viewing
24 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Falls Campground is located next to the Snake River in beautiful Swan Valley at an elevation of 5,100 feet.
Idaho Falls, Idaho is just 45 miles west. Visitors enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Snake and viewing local wildlife.
Recreation
The Snake River offers excellent cutthroat trout fishing, canoeing, floating, rafting and kayaking. Conant Boat Ramp is nearby and open to the public.
Facilities
The campground offers one group site that can accommodate up to 150 people. Several single sites are also available, all with picnic tables, campfire rings and grills.
Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided, but there is no electricity. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.
Natural Features
The campground is situated alongside the Snake River among cottonwood trees, which provide partial shade. Grassy meadows and summer wildflowers dot the landscape. Wildlife is plentiful in the river bottom. Eagles, osprey, moose and deer are frequently spotted.
Fall Creek Falls is less than 1/4 mile from the campground. This scenic cascade drops 60 feet over a travertine outcropping on the river's edge. It is visible from some parts of the campground.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (541) 351-1182.
Nearby Attractions
Palisades Reservoir is less than 20 miles from Falls Campground, with great boating, water skiing, canoeing, fishing and swimming. The Fall Creek area has many trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback and ATV riding.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 15° | -9° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 20° | -4° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | 9° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 30° | 16° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 36° | 27° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 49° | 33° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 59° | 44° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 57° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 48° | 34° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 36° | 14° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 26° | -5° | 61° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 16° | 2° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Falls Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Palisades Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Outfitter Camp Area · Bureau of Land Management · 9 mi · 4 sites
- Riverside Park Campground & Day Use Area · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Calamity · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 41 sites
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