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Camping at Big Springs - Caribou near Pocatello

Public campground · Pocatello · 15 campsites · 1 group

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

About this campground

Big Springs Campground sits at about 6,500 feet on the banks of Pebble Creek, roughly 16 miles east of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. The creek is home to cutthroat and rainbow trout, and an easy loop the Big Springs Nature Trail starts right in the campground and follows the water.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 40 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 70 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

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

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0 open of 15 sites
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Price
006
standard nonelectric
––$20
020
standard nonelectric
––$20
005
standard nonelectric
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002
standard nonelectric
––$20
021
standard nonelectric
––$20
003
standard nonelectric
––$20
019
standard nonelectric
––$20
007
standard nonelectric
––$20
008
standard nonelectric
––$20
H1
equestrian nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 15 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup).

Location

4350 CLIFFS DRIVE
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Big Springs - Caribou: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Big Springs - Caribou?
Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (13 of 14 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Big Springs - Caribou have RV hookups?
15 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Big Springs - Caribou?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Big Springs - Caribou?
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: 70 ft (13 of 14 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 15 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 1 pull-through, 15 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 2 paved, 14 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 0 (14 reports), AT&T 1 (12 reports), T-Mobile 0 (10 reports)
Shade
Listing 6 of 15 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $20/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing 4350 CLIFFS DRIVE (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (40 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Easy check in and well maintained park. Don’t typically use bath facilities so I cannot speak to that. ”

Daniel D 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The camp bowery was full of cow manure and the bathrooms looked like they havent been maintained for a while but it wasnt a big deal and we cleaned them all up. The camp was super fun and enjoyable.”

Jason H 4 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

3M Cattle

10.4 mi from Big Springs - Caribou (straight-line)
Sites $30/night
$60 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 nights1 site open for every night

Farm and Hive

11 mi from Big Springs - Caribou (straight-line)
Sites $40/night
$80 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 nights1 site open for every night

Lava Camp 1

14.2 mi from Big Springs - Caribou (straight-line)
Sites from $68/night
$136 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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$20
023
standard nonelectric
––$20
H2
equestrian nonelectric
––$20
004
standard nonelectric
––$20
029
standard nonelectric
––$20
015
standard nonelectric
––$40
031
group standard nonelectric
––$80

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

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 13 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 70 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Yoster Toaster Puma Coaster
Yoster Toaster Puma Coaster

Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 4 · 12 mi from campground

$95/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Braxton Creek Lightweight Bushwhacker Plus: Sleeps 4, with Bathroom.
2022 Braxton Creek Lightweight Bushwhacker Plus: Sleeps 4, with Bathroom.

Travel trailer · 15 ft · sleeps 4 · 49 mi from campground

$75/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2019 Heartland Wilderness With Starlink
2019 Heartland Wilderness With Starlink

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 6 · 103 mi from campground

$149/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 27: RV & Tent $20–$80 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Big Springs - Caribou

For July weekends, book about 102 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 38 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
May31 days ahead72 days ahead28 days ahead46 days ahead
June21 days ahead68 days ahead60 days ahead137 days ahead
July38 days ahead102 days ahead53 days ahead136 days ahead
August26 days ahead57 days ahead49 days ahead110 days ahead
September39 days ahead76 days ahead31 days ahead71 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 (3,175 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

15 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

13 sites · $20, $40/night

Loops: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU loop (13)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Equestrian nonelectric

2 sites · $20/night

Loops: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU loop (2)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard nonelectric (group)

1 site · $80/night

Loops: BIG SPRINGS - CARIBOU loop (1)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15