Big Springs - Caribou in ID -- Campground & RV Camping

Big Springs Campground sits at 6,500 feet along Pebble Creek in a forest of Douglas fir and aspen. Located 16 miles from Lava Hot Springs, the site offers single, double, and equestrian campsites equipped with horse corrals, hitching racks, tables, grills, and fire rings, alongside Loop B picnic shelters and a 175-person group shelter. Shared facilities include vault toilets and drinking water. The Big Springs Nature Trail and multi-use Boundary Trail originate on site, providing access for hiking, mountain biking, off-road vehicles, and trout fishing along Pebble Creek.

Getting there: Just east of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, look for "Pebble Area" sign and turn left onto Blaser Highway/Old Highway 30. Go north on the paved highway 9 miles to Pebble Creek Road, known locally as Mike's Place or Whiskey Mike's. Turn left across railroad tracks on gravel Forest Road 036. Travel about 7 miles to the campground. Pebble Creek Road is a narrow single-lane dirt road with limited sight distance and not suitable for the very large RVs (the tour bus size RVs that require overhead clearance due to their height and have limited turning capacity due to length, as opposed to a truck with trailer of the same length which has a tighter turning radius due to the hitch).

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 16-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Portneuf Range stands 2,929 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles west.
• Big Spring lies 0.3 mi off.
• Most of them shaded.

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