Curlew Campground

Curlew Campground is located just seven miles north of Snowville, Utah, and fewer than 10 miles south of Holbrook, Idaho. The campground is adjacent to Stone Reservoir in the Curlew National Grassland and sits at an elevation of 4,700 feet. Stone Reservoir is closed to all motor craft, boats and watercraft due to invasive species. The surrounding area is crisscrossed by numerous off-road vehicle trails, and horseback riding is allowed on the open range. The campground is open year-round and contains one large group site that can accommodate up to 200 people, with a picnic shelter, picnic and serving tables, grills, campfire rings, a cement site pad and horseshoe pits. Several single sites and one triple-family campsite are also available, each equipped with tables, campfire rings and grills, and most sites have small picnic shelters for shade. Site 14 is accessible, with a cement site pad and paved parking spur. Vault toilets are available. There are no electric, water or sewer hookups. The road within the campground is paved and parking spurs, unless otherwise noted, are gravel. Security is provided by the host and periodic patrols by the county sheriff. Curlew Campground is managed by Pinnacle Parks LLC under a special use permit with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The surrounding area is an open desert environment dotted with sagebrush and very few trees, and the campground contains open, mowed lawns. Natural shade is very limited. Curlew National Grassland offers great areas for year-round birding. Some of the birds found here include the Sage Thrasher, Vesper Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Ash-throated Flycatcher and Scott's Oriole. Sharp-tailed grouse are best viewed in March and April. Nesters include the Ferruginous Hawk, Common Poorwill, Gray Flycatcher, Pinyon and Western Scrub-Jays, Juniper Titmouse, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird and Loggerhead Shrike. Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Canvasback and Lesser Scaup can often be seen near Stone Reservoir. Fall brings Canada and Snow geese, and wintering birds include Killdeer, Marsh Wren and song sparrows.