USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Riverside Park Campground & Day Use Area
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,394 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- RIVERSIDE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 40963) · crushed aggregate or gravel · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Irwin, Idaho
- Activities
- Camping, Trailer, Camping, Vehicle, Fishing, River / Stream
About
US Forest Service 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 Ske 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 RV dump station on the premises. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 17° | -7° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 20° | -6° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 25° | 12° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 30° | 14° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 35° | 27° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 48° | 35° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 58° | 44° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 55° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 48° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 36° | 17° | 75° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 24° | 0° | 61° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 17° | 4° | 44° | 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
- Calamity · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 41 sites
- Palisades Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Big Elk · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 3 sites
- Blowout Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Blowout Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 8 mi
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