USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Blowout Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,702 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BLOWOUT CAMPGROUND (NFSR 40329-A) · crushed aggregate or gravel · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Activities
- <p> Blowout Boat Ramp is just down the hill and offers excellent fishing for Cutthroat trout, Brook trout, Rainbow trout and occasional Kokanee salmon.</p> , Boating, Camping
About
Blowout Campground is located on Highwy 26, approxiametly 58 miles southeast of Idaho Falls, ID. Aspens and tall lodgepole pines partially shade the campground. Blowout Boat Ramp is located down the hill from the campgroud and is on the Palisades Reservoir. Fishing for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout and Kokanee, motorized and non-motorized boating activities are all popular on the reservoir. The Blowout Campground has 11 single units and 4 double units. Full time campground host located on site. Firewood is for sale at campground.
First Come/First Served; Dry Camping (No Host, Bathrooms locked); No Fee after Fall Closure
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 17° | -6° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 20° | -5° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 26° | 11° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 30° | 14° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 36° | 28° | 66° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 47° | 34° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 56° | 42° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 54° | 47° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 47° | 28° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 35° | 19° | 74° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 24° | 4° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 17° | 5° | 43° | 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.
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- Blowout Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
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- McCoy Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
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