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  3. Lower Penstemon

Camping at Lower Penstemon near Burley

Public campground · Burley · 6 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Facilities are basic but functional vault toilets and drinking water are available, and roads and parking spurs inside the campground are gravel. Because the campground lies directly along the main Rock Creek Road, expect some noise from passing vehicles; plan accordingly if you need quieter nights.

3.0 on Recreation.gov · 20 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 30 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Public land
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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0 open of 6 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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Price
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

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Amenities & location

  • Drinking Water
Check-in
12:00 PM
Checkout
10:00 AM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 6 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

2306 HILAND AVE
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Lower Penstemon: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Lower Penstemon?
Longest RV site listed: 30 ft (6 of 6 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Lower Penstemon have RV hookups?
6 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Lower Penstemon?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Lower Penstemon?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 30 ft (6 of 6 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 6 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 6 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 6 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): T-Mobile 1 (5 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 6 of 6 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Getting there
Listing 2306 HILAND AVE (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Price · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“The campground is beautiful and quiet.”

Tanisha T · Jul 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (20 reviews, ★ 3.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Stay was great ,the website wasn't the easiest to navigate AND i should state somewhere in there that you get charged for your spot and additional charge to reserve on each spot. Which i did not see anywhere. ”

Teresa C 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The campground is beautiful and quiet. It has a nice little creek that my kids and pups loved! The only downfall is the restrooms across from campsite 1 was in very poor condition. ”

Tanisha T 4 · Jul 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The campground is very clean with a lot of trees. The weather was nice and cool while Twin falls was at 90's. We stayed for one night and it was nice.”

Mark L 4 · Jul 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Private Creekside

14.1 mi from Lower Penstemon (straight-line)
Sites from $36/night
$72 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Buster's RV & Saloon

18.4 mi from Lower Penstemon (straight-line)
Sites from $40/night
$80 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Twin Falls 93 RV Park

28.9 mi from Lower Penstemon (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 6 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 30 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2016 Thor Freedom Elite Motorhome
2016 Thor Freedom Elite Motorhome

Class C motorhome · 26 ft · sleeps 8 · 28 mi from campground

$204/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2018 Jayco Jay Flight SLX
2018 Jayco Jay Flight SLX

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 138 mi from campground

$100/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Family and Pet friendly!! Sleeps up to 8!
Family and Pet friendly!! Sleeps up to 8!

Travel trailer · 24 ft · sleeps 6 · 142 mi from campground

$129/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 22–Sep 30: RV & Tent $8 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Lower Penstemon

For June weekends, book about 144 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 66 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

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Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May36 days ahead120 days ahead——
June66 days ahead144 days ahead32 days ahead122 days ahead
July40 days ahead111 days ahead88 days ahead128 days ahead
August41 days ahead93 days ahead49 days ahead146 days ahead
September64 days ahead102 days ahead28 days ahead100 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (1,016 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

6 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

6 sites · $8/night

Loops: LOWER PENSTEMON loop (6)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15