Buttermilk Campground
in Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Reported closed. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm with the agency before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Sites
- 56
- Electric hookups
- Yes
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- 4
Site-level RV detail confirmed against Recreation.gov. Where a field says "not published," the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Recreation.govChecked 2026-08-05
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Official Forest Service pageButtermilk Campground
Buttermilk Campground is located on the shore of beautiful Island Park Reservoir in Island Park, Idaho at an elevation of 6,200 feet. A mixed growth lodgepole pine forest provides partial shade and summer wildflowers are abundant. Island Park Reservoir offers boating, waterskiing, fishing, kayaking, and boat ramps.
Before you go
Season
May
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
Single Site $ 25.00 • Double Site $ 50.00 • Group Area (Sun.-Thurs.) $ 100.00 • Group Area (Fri.-Sat.) $ 200.00 • Extra Vehicle (ea.) $ 7.00
Restrictions
No All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) or Off-HighwayVehicles (OHVs) allowed in the park.
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