Little Smoky Campground

When I reserved a space in this campground I thought it was IN Castle Rocks, but it is not, it is on the road to City of Rocks. The campground is probably a ten to fifteen minute drive for both the City of Rocks and Castle Rocks, so we had to drive into both parks to do hiking, fishing, etc. As for the campsite itself the tent pad barely held our 8 man tent. There was a picnic table, fire ring, and water available. Bathrooms were few and far between. We found one vault and one flushable. Some of the sites provided a good amount of shade, ours didn't. This campground seemed to be more designed for equestrians as each camp space had a small corral, which was helpful if you brought horses, but would be nice if they were mucked out a bit. We stayed at site 35 which I would avoid, as it is kind of in the middle of the road. 36 seemed odd as well, the campers at 36 and 37 had to share the space, so I wouldn't book those spots unless you are going with someone else. Overall it met our needs, but not one of my top spots to stay. It worked.

I tent camped here a few nights ago while driving from Montana to CA with my dog. It was a Thursday night and I didn't have a reservation, but there were about 10 sites open at 9 pm when I arrived. It was a full moon, and beautiful night. I was the only tent camper here and it really is set up for RVs only (camping is on a flat bed of rocks, which worked fine). Pricey imo at $31 a night if you're not an ID resident, showers cost additional. Small campground, I easily walked the entire thing with my dog in 12-15 minutes. The sites are nicely spread apart in general. In the morning I drove to City of Rocks, and wished that I had camped there, as that place has much nicer tent oriented campsites imo ...stunningly dispersed in the rock formations. Beautiful area, and I'm so glad I got to check it out!! Shower and bathroom are clean, and I recommend this place.