Bureau of Land Management · Idaho

Blackfoot River campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

Along the Blackfoot River, there are 5 campgrounds managed by the BLM. From north to south: Trail Creek Bridge, Morgan's Bridge, Graves Creek, Cutthroat Trout and Sagehen Flats are developed and semi-developed campgrounds along the Blackfoot River. Opportunities abound for fishing, camping and non-motorized boating.

📍 Idaho 🏕️ 1 campgrounds

How booking at Blackfoot River works

Reservations for Blackfoot River are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed byBureau of Land Management
Book throughRecreation.gov
LocationPocatello, ID
Campgrounds1
Official listingRecreation.gov

Campgrounds in Blackfoot River

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Blackfoot Reservoir Campground32 sites

How itOpened watches Blackfoot River

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Blackfoot River around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Blackfoot River; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.