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Warm Slough Campground - Rexburg, ID

Gate Location - 43.881729, -111.870393

Site Location - 43.870910, -111.867891

Our Length - 60’ plus chase vehicle

Road Conditions - Graded dirt road, some washboarding

Length of Stay - 10 days

Max Length of Stay Permitted - 10 days

What’s at the campground? Pit toilets (uncared for and became the trash can for locals)

The PROS - you’re on the Snake River. You are able to walk to the front of the campground and put in your SUP board, kayak, tube etc in the river and float back to the campground. It is approximately 1 mile long and takes about 1 hour. You can also put in at the boat ramp for a shorter 30 min trip if you have little ones that won’t last the full hour. It is a great float we did multiple times throughout the week.

The CONS - Highly active area. Cars drive through at all hours. Sheriffs drive through twice a day. People set up tents in the woods and leave their dogs there all week to bark. Entire campground is neglected. Locals party till 2am on weekends. People shooting guns at the boat ramp at night. Locals have no respect for your site, more than a dozen times people would walk right up to our door, dogs loose in our site. Trash left everyday. People would leave non trash items like river tubes, paddles, shoes, flip flops, etc.

It is a highly active place because of the river access and we never felt unsafe. There was someone else camping every night but I would recommend this as a 1-2 stay and during the week.

How many per site? There are several clear sites with fire pits but we did see people pulling into the tall grass in the center, one guy even brought his lawn mower and cleared a spot in the tall grass.. Access for any size rig.

Time/Distance to closest town - Rexburg, ID - 9 miles

Stores in Town - Walmart, Dollar stores, multiple grocery options, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Harbor Freight, etc

Fuel Options - Walmart in North Rexburg had the best price for gas and diesel but no space for large rigs to access.
Exxon - 7.9 miles - Access for any size rig - Also has dump station ($15) and FREE water

Water Access - Exxon - 7.9 miles - Access for any size rig - Also has dump station ($15) and FREE water

Dump Access -
Exxon - 7.9 miles - $15
Sinclair - 19.5 miles - $5

Trash - Exxon has large trash cans out by the pumps

Propane - Multiple options, almost every gas station had propane

Food options - Multiple options from fast food to sit down
We do recommend SODA VINE in downtown Rexburg - flavored sodas, sweet treats and pretzels

Internet/Cell Coverage -
Tmobile Home Tower - 5G 4 bars
Starlink - No obstructions - 150 down

Weather - Early August, some rainy days, temps in the high 70’s

Wildlife - Moose, deer, beavers all seen in the Snake River

Clean, Clean bathrooms, Water, Soda machines are crazy expensive. Stopped here just to stretch out legs.

Clean Dump Station (FREE) Also has Water (FREE) And Air (PAID) Available
Cheap gas too!

Arrived after dark around 1 am to the cave campground. Was able to find a small pull through spot to fit just the truck and a tent on the right about 200 feet after open camp ground. Amazing spot to wake up to in the morning. A week later heading back through we decided to camp again due to the ease- again arrived in the dark. The spot was taken by a van so we had to drive around for an hour due to not seeing fire rings but plenty of open field areas. Ended up going to the right of the signs - not in cave campground. It’s a graded road that a 30 foot camper can easily go up. Investigate before going up as the turn around option may not be feasible. Ends at the top of a hill about half a mile down with a large camping area with 3 fire rings and a turn around area that had 2 more fire rings. Again- woke up to a gorgeous view. Will definitely try to make it there in the daylight to scout the best campground and watch a sunset.

Fort Stanton Cave Campground

Gate Location - 33.518177, -105.482712

Site Location - 33.503065, -105.493988

Our Length -
60 foot (travel trailer + tow vehicle). Also have a Flex as spare vehicle.

Road Conditions - graded road, few spots a little extra bumpy but saw a Honda civic drive down the road no issues

Length of Stay - 14 days

Max Length of Stay Permitted - 14 Days

What’s at the campground? 33.505878, -105.492321
Cave campground has 3 pull offs, covered picnic tables, fire pits, and bathrooms. On the cave campground road past these sites you do need a high clearance vehicle. The dispersed sites have established fire rings.

How many per site? At dispersed site location listed above- one fire ring and relatively flat. Our spot could hold 3 trailers and the spot next door held 4 horse trailers, 3 rvs, and vehicles.

Time/Distance to closest town - 33.545514, -105.572835
7.1 Miles / about 15 min to Capitan

Stores in Town - Dollar General - 33.545441, -105.585419, Family Dollar - 33.545699, -105.587380, Smokey’s Country Market - 33.545592, -105.571938

Fuel Options - Brewers - 33.545630, -105.579758
Offered Gas & Diesel - 1 diesel pump with ability to pull in with trailer attached

Water Access - Filtered water machine located on the side of Brewers fuel station.
Bulk potable water - FREE at the Rob Jagger Campground 5 min down the road located in day use pull in (free at time we camped)

Dump Access - 33.514383, -105.510785 - Rob Jagger campground- $30 cash

Trash - 33.514383, -105.510785 Recycling and dumpster FREE at Rob Jagger. Camp host asked if we could come and drop off instead of using cans in Cave Campground since we were there for more than 2 nights.

Propane - Family Dollar and Brewer gas station (it was $23 at FD and $30 at BG). At the time we were there Dollar General was 1 month old and said they were waiting on licensing for Tobacco and Propane

Food options -
OSO Grill 33.545488, -105.573019 - Open Daily
Smokey Bear Restaurant 33.545593, -105.576326 - Open Daily

Closest Large Town - Ruidoso is about 30-45 min away. Midtown is a great day trip. Multiple shopping options, souvenirs, local food. Does have a Walmart, Walgreens, Ace hardware, multiple restaurants and fast food options.

Internet/Cell Coverage - **DID NOT CAPTURE SPEED TEST**
T-Mobile- average service was 3G, with T-Mobile internet tower no issues working remote, watching streaming tv, and playing games on phones at the same time.

Weather - May 27-June 9. We had a few storms roll through, hail one day, but average temp was 80 and very little shade from trees- used our generators from 3-6pm every day to combat heat.

Wildlife - This is cougar country. We didn’t see any evidence during our stay. Did have Elk come close to camp early in the morning and overnight. We also saw rabbits, deer, and mice (got into tow vehicles and cars due to being parked for 2 weeks). Ant hills around and did have one instance of ant bites. Flys but no mosquitos.

Great short or long term stay for all ages!

This is a brand new park, level spots, full hookups. They also have Airstreams for rent and tiny houses. Right on the Colorado river. Miles of walking trails. There’s a great lazy river just across the street. Lime and Bird scooters nearby. Great showers, club house, food truck on Friday nights, live music. 5 Star !!!