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Emigration Campground is located in 17 miles west of Montpelier, Idaho, just off State Highway 36 in Emigration Canyon. Visitors enjoy exploring the nearby Highline Trail and fishing on local streams.
The Highline National Recreation Trail is adjacent to the campground and is considered the premier trail of the Montpelier District. It is open to hikers, bikers, horseback riders, motorcyclists and off-road vehicle riders. The trail stretches 55 miles along the backbone of the Bear River Range and intersects many other trails on the west side of the district.
The campground offers 20 single-family sites, three double-family sites and two group sites. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads to and within the campground are paved, and several sites can accommodate 40-foot trailers with pull vehicle.
Group Site 3 (RCD) was recently added to the facility and is 1.5 miles west of the main campground on Highway 36. The site has vault toilets and drinking water. A picnic shelter with multiple tables and campfire rings, and small amphitheater are available. Roads and parking areas are gravel.
The campground is situated in a quiet canyon forested with pine, spruce and aspen trees. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape and grasses cover the area. Wild huckleberries are abundant in mid-August.
From Montpelier, drive west on U.S. Highway 89 to Ovid, Idaho. At the junction of U.S. 89 and State Highway 36, take the right fork of the "Y" onto State Highway 36 and travel approximately 12 miles northwest to the campground. A left hand turn is required to enter the campground.
Group campground number 2 has no wheelchair access to the picnic tables or the fire pit. They are down in a very steep embankment. The restrooms in the parking lot were accessible with wheelchairs and were very clean. I would have to say this group campground number 2 is not handicapped accessible.
Seriously Beautiful campground. We did have a hard time maneuvering our vehicles with boats in tow due to rocks and trees sticking out into the small roads. (A trailer was dented unfortunately) Would love to see that cleared up. Also, setting up tents was difficult since there were no level spots anywhere. Our group had 5 sites and no one had a level spot for their tents.
Also, in case anyone is wondering, there is ZERO WiFi / cell reception for about 30 minutes. It’s nice to shut off from normal life, but if you work like I do online, this was tricky.
Great campground for smaller sized campers who use a single site.
We reserved group Site 2. The whole site is set on a hill side which it does not say anything about. It says it will hold 15 vehicle but that would never happen. You would all be stacked domino style in a small parking lot. The “group” area is downhill about 30-40 feet. The tables need some extra help also.
The site says it will hold 75 people but it does not have the space for that many. I would only recommend this site if you plan on tenting it and no RVs. But a not many tents.
Had the place to ourselves. Very quiet and beautiful campground. Had a creek running through it. Definitely will be back later in the season when we can hit the trails.
This campground was absolutely perfect! It was clean, well taken care of, beautiful, and how they got the bathrooms to smell clean I'll never know but always appreciate. The host of the campground was also super nice and does a great job taking care of it. I would definitely stay here again!
