Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 4,809 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 63
- Longest rig
- 125 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 63 campgrounds shown
- Al Taylor Cabinto 30 ft · 1 sitesMay 15 – March 31 · Reservations accepted
- Alaska BasinSeason not published
- Albert Moser Campgroundto 25 ft · 9 sitesMay · First-come, first-served
- Alpine North Loop Campgroundto 60 ft · 19 sitesMid May · Reservations accepted
- Beaver Creek CampgroundJune · First-come, first-served
- Big Elk Campgroundto 50 ft · 3 sitesMay · First-come, first-served
- Big Springs CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Big Springs Campground - Caribouto 70 ft · 16 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Bishop Mountain Cabin1 sites · Pull-throughJune 1 – March 31 · Reservations accepted
- Blowout CampgroundMid May · First-come, first-served
- Blowout CampgroundSeason not published
- Box Canyon CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Buffalo CampgroundMay · Reservations accepted
- Buttermilk Campgroundto 50 ft · 56 sites · Electric · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
- Calamity Campgroundto 50 ft · 41 sites · Pull-throughMid May · Reservations accepted
- Canyon Rim, Bear Gulch, and Mesa Falls X-CountrySeason not published
- Cave Falls CampgroundJune · First-come, first-served
- Clear Creek Guard Station1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Cloverleaf Campgroundto 40 ft · 19 sites · Pull-throughMay · First-come, first-served
- Curlew Campgroundto 70 ft · 15 sites · Pull-throughMay 26 – Sept. 9 · Reservations accepted
- Davis Canyon Campgroundto 30 ft · 1 sitesMay · Reservations accepted
- Dry Canyon CampgroundMay · Free year-round; Pack in/Pack out trash. No water.
- Emigration Campgroundto 58 ft · 26 sitesJune · Reservations accepted
- Falls Campgroundto 120 ft · 25 sites · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
- Flatrock CampgroundMay · Reservations accepted
- Grandview CampgroundMay · Reservations accepted
- Gravel Creek CampgroundMay
- Johnson Guard Station1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Malad Summit Campgroundto 125 ft · 8 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Marijuana Flat CampgroundMay
- McCoy Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- McCrea Bridge Campgroundto 99 ft · 25 sites · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
- Mike Harris Campgroundto 40 ft · 12 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Mill Canyon CampgroundMay
- Mink Creek Group Campgroundto 50 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughMay 26 – Sept. 9 · Reservations accepted
- Montpelier Canyon Campgroundto 30 ft · 15 sitesMay · Reservations accepted
- North Fork Campground - St Charles Canyon, IDMay · Reservations accepted
- Palisades Creek CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Paris Springs Campgroundto 50 ft · 12 sites · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
- Pebble Guard Stationto 50 ft · 1 sitesJanuary · Reservations accepted
- Pine Bar CampgroundMay
- Pine Creek CampgroundMay
- Pole BridgeSeason not published
- Porcupine CampgroundMay · Reservations accepted
- Reunion Flat Group CampgroundMay · Reservations accepted
- Riverside CampgroundMay · Reservations accepted
- Riverside Park CampgroundMay – September
- Scout Mountain Campgroundto 70 ft · 14 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Squirrel Meadows Guard StationReservations accepted
- St. Charles Campgroundto 32 ft · 6 sitesMay · Reservations accepted
- Steel Creek Group Campground1 sites · Bear boxesMay · Reservations accepted
- Stoddard Creek Campgroundto 40 ft · 21 sites · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
- Stump Creek Guard Station1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Summit View Campgroundto 60 ft · 21 sites · Pull-throughJune · Reservations accepted
- Table Rock Campgroundto 20 ft · 1 sitesMay · Reservations accepted
- Teton Canyon Campgroundto 99 ft · 27 sites · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
- Third Creek Group Campgroundto 65 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughMay 26 – Sept. 9 · Reservations accepted
- Tincup CampgroundMay
- Upper Coffeepot Campgroundto 66 ft · 15 sites · ElectricMay · First-come, first-served
- Warm River Cabin1 sitesMay · Reservations accepted
- Warm River Campgroundto 45 ft · 37 sites · ElectricMay · Reservations accepted
- West End CampgroundSeason not published
- Willow Flat Campgroundto 75 ft · 54 sites · Pull-throughMay · Reservations accepted
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Caribou–Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. The forest is broken into several separate sections and extends over 2.63 million acres (10,600 km2). To the east the forest borders Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Bridger–Teton National Forest. Most of the forest is a part of the 20-million-acre (81,000 km2) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Jedediah Smith Wilderness123,851 acres
- Winegar Hole Wilderness10,662 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
National parks close enough to pair
Drive to Caribou-Targhee the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.