Reviews

Dana Tolick

Beautiful, clean and serene. Grandpa Frog is camp host. Good guy! We stayed at spot 39. You could hear the river below us about 100 yards.traiks take you down to it. First time staying at this campground and we highly recommend.

Chelsea Vliet

Excellent campground. Camp sites are big and there was a lot of space between camp sites. Bathrooms conveniently spaced all over and they were very clean. Will be back!

Carl Strohmeyer

Beautiful campground with beautiful views. Well laid out, with lots of space and clean restrooms. Good cell/data reception with Verizon. Unfortunately there is a reason for a 3 star review instead of a 5 star review this place should have: We arrived at our campsite after the previous occupant should have left only find a small car still parked there. We looked around and checked with the host site to not find anyone. However, about 10-15 minutes later the host drove up in a hurry (she also seemed a bit exasperated, which admittedly I should have noted better at the time). She told me that the previous occupant was broken down and it would be at least 3.5 hours before a tow could get there, but she would move us to another site. This is where it started to go astray, in that I simply questioned about this new site and pointed out that I booked the site we had online based on research that we would have no issue fitting, so I wanted to make sure we would fit (and not have damage as per my previous incident, so I had VERY good reason to ask based on a similar experience where we were told we would fit by the CG host, but did not causing damage to our trailer). She got clearly upset at my questioning of her, and when I also tried to note that the car could easily be pushed to a parking area just 50’ feet away (and downhill at that) she got even more upset and stated in a condescending attitude that we are in the middle of nowhere and it takes time for a tow truck to arrive (clearly assuming I never have gone through any of this before and in fact have been broken down in far more remote areas). I will admit, as per my wife who is the senior customer service person where she works, that as soon as she got worked up, I should have shut up, but still all I was doing was giving my opinion/experience and attempting to make sure we could have a safe place to stay for the night (the site she did have in mind was only open for the night, not our two paid nights). After my attempts to voice my concerns/opinions, she went ballistic and stated she “did not have to take this” and was now going to call the sheriff and have us removed, to which she had the authority to cancel our reservation. My wife was able to change her mind a bit. I later looked up and found nowhere that disagreeing or voicing concerns was reason for removal, so I found this outrageous for her to make such threats just because I questioned her and gave my opinion (right or wrong). Late in the evening, after I prayed and gave more thought, plus my wife’s expert opinion on the subject, I felt convinced that while here behavior was wrong under the circumstances, maybe she was having a bad day and when I walked by her campsite to get water, I offered a genuine apology that I did not intend to get her upset and that I should have just shut up and looked at the new site in question. Her reaction to this was downright bizarre and troubling, rather than accept or reject my apology, she threw her arms up and stated for me to get away as “she did not feel safe around me” (even then I was more than 12’ away). I talked to my wife and we found her behavior psychotic and far from normal when all things are considered. This made my wife uncomfortable, and we did not sleep well at night worrying that she might do something. The Forest Service/concessionaire should be much more careful as to the quality of persons they have as CG hosts. In this case we are not talking just normal disagreement, but a total lunatic who thinks she has total power over everyone, especially if they simply question her.

Randy Reed

Absolutely amazing place, the views the river, the camp host this year barb and rich were the best we have ever seen, dont know if they will be back hope they will be ,

Wil H-R

Quiet, clean toilets. Good river access. Lots of yellow jackets or wasps hanging around in the afternoon but that's just nature.

Michael Smith

Beautiful campground. Day Use Fee area at the picnic pavillion has sign $9 Day Use Fee. Everyone is given 15 min (potty break or snap a photo) before they are tagged and expected to pay. Signs are clearly posted. Some people actually park right in front of the sign and complain when they are asked to pay. If that ruins your lunch and day maybe you pay attention to your surrounding and read the posted signs.

John Ishee

Rip off!! Pull up to that nice looking big empty gazebo to eat your picnic lunch and if you don’t notice a tiny sign off to the right, the rude camp hosts will swoop in to collect $9 from you as a day fee. Ruined our lunch and was a sour spot on our trip. If it was more clearly posted we would have chosen another place to eat. The best part of the encounter was watching the lady try to get a license plate number from the temp tag of the truck we had recently purchased. That part was entertaining, but not enough to offset the overall inconvenience.

Jeremy Beard

We enjoy this campground because it is quiet, very clean and the hosts are wonderful. Really close to redfish and not nearly as crowded.

Dallas Defrees

The campsite itself was great. Sites were easy to access, clean, and in good shape. My family and I went in June of 2021 and the hosts, Mike and MJ Smith were two of the rudest and least accommodating campsite hosts I have ever encountered. Upon arrival I was in a rush to feed my 3 month old baby who had a long day of traveling. We surveyed the campsite and noticed plenty of spots. We pulled in one while waiting for the rest of my family to arrive so I could feed our baby and see where we all wanted to camp. Meanwhile my husband unloaded a little bit of gear (mostly things for the baby) while we waited. We were there for maybe 10 minutes before the remainder of our group showed up. At this time Mike and MJ showed up in their golf cart. Mike got out and immediately yelled at us that we needed to pay if we were going to camp. Mind you that there were no fee envelopes at the pay station and there was a sign that told us a host would be by our site. So from our perspective we were doing only what they had told us to by being in a site. I asked if we could wait to pay for five minutes to make sure this was the site we wanted to be in. MJ then piped up and said that we cannot occupy any site for any amount of time without paying, I replied that we had just stopped quickly so I could feed my 3 month old. In response to that MJ said “if I needed to do THAT I should have parked in the day use area”. We paid and stayed in that site. It was fine. The next day we overheard them complaining about how we parked our car and that “was the old ladies car with all the kids” referring to my mother in law who had joined us for the trip. For a hospitality job, these two did the worst job I have ever seen. It’s not even busy season yet and they seemed completely overwhelmed and were rude to my entire family. As any mother knows, traveling with babies can be stressful and their “welcome” was completely unnecessary.

Buddy Griffith

Really outstanding permative Campground. Contains paved roads, large parking pads, realy nice tables to include set up tables used for extra food or a Buffett style Dinners, pavillion etc. Dry Camping at its best. No Eletricity, Sewer or Water at the sites. Located on the Salmon River aproximately 6 miles South of Stanley, ID