Buttermilk Campground

in Caribou-Targhee National Forest

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 detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov

Buttermilk 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.

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.