Big Springs - Caribou

Big Springs Campground is nestled along the banks of Pebble Creek at an elevation of 6,500 feet, just 16 miles from Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. Visitors enjoy fishing and exploring local trails. Pebble Creek offers cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing. Big Springs Nature Trail begins in the site, offering an easy path along the creek, and the multi-use Boundary Trail — for hiking, biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding — also begins in the campground and accesses several additional local trails. The campground contains one large group site that can accommodate up to 175 people with a shelter, tables, a campfire ring, grills and parking. Several single and double sites are also available with tables, campfire rings and grills. Some sites have stairs between the parking spur and site pad. Single and double sites on the less shady Loop B have picnic shelters. Two equestrian sites are available with horse corrals and hitching racks. Potable water and vault toilets are provided. Security is provided by the host and periodic patrols by the county sheriff. The campground is managed by Pinnacle Parks LLC under a special use permit with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. A Douglas fir forest towers over Loop A, offering partial shade, while Loop B is situated among a grove of aspens which provide limited shade. Sagebrush, grasses and summer wildflowers dot the landscape. Lava Hot Springs is close enough for an exciting day trip. A natural hot springs soaking pool, Olympic-sized swimming pool, water slides and diving platforms provide fun for all ages, and two 9-hole disc golf courses are linked around the pool complex. Tubing on the Portneuf River is also very popular, with tube rentals available at many locations in town.