Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Idaho
Overview Third Creek Group Campground is located just 12 miles northeast of Malad, Idaho, on the Weston Highway near Deep Creek Reservoir. Visitors enjoy exploring the local trail system and fishing at Deep Creek. Recreation Third Creek Trailhead is adjacent to the campground, complete with hitching racks for horses.
Sites at Third Creek Group Site are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Group |
| Location | Pocatello, ID |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Third Creek Group Site around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Riverside (Id - Targhee) | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Buttermilk | Cancellation alerts available |
| Willow Flat Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Buffalo (Idaho) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Calamity | Cancellation alerts available |
| Flat Rock (Idaho) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Warm River | Cancellation alerts available |
| Teton Canyon | Cancellation alerts available |
| Emigration Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Falls Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mccrea Bridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Stoddard Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Summit View Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Alpine North Loop | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cloverleaf Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Porcupine (Id) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Springs - Caribou | Cancellation alerts available |
| Curlew Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Montpelier Canyon Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Upper Coffee Pot | Cancellation alerts available |
| Scout Mountain Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mike Harris | Cancellation alerts available |
| Paris Springs Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Trail Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Albert Moser | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grandview Campground (Idaho) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Malad Summit Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Reunion Flat | Cancellation alerts available |
| St. Charles Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Elk | Cancellation alerts available |
| Al Taylor Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Springs Grp. Area - Island Park | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Springs Warming Hut | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bishop Mountain Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Caribou Mountain Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Clear Creek Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cub River Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Davis Canyon Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Diamond Creek Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Egan Basin Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Eight Mile Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jensen Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Johnson Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Malad Summit Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mink Creek Group Site Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYON | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pebble Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Squirrel Meadows Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Steel Creek Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Stump Creek Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Table Rock | Cancellation alerts available |
| Warm River Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Third Creek Group Site; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.