Redpoint Campground
- $5/vehicle/night
- fee
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 4,694 ft
- Pocatello Field Office
Redpoint Campground is a Bureau of Land Management site in the Pocatello Field Office in southeastern Idaho, about 11 miles from Preston. It sits along the Bear River and offers a base for fishing, non-motorized boating and wildlife viewing. The site has 10 developed campsites, and they are on a first-come, first-served basis with no reservation system in place. Overnight camping costs $5 per vehicle per night. Facilities include picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, horseshoe pits and a kid's play area. There are no dumpsters on site, so visitors must pack in and out their trash. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Preston weather station show July highs around 89°F with lows near 53°F, while September cools to highs around 77°F. Nearby options include South Canyon and South Canyon Powerline, both about 3.7 miles away, and Maple Grove Campground at 3.7 miles. Peterson Spring is about 4.1 miles off.
- South CanyonHiking3.4 mi
- South Canyon PowerlineHiking3.7 mi
- Maple Grove CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
- Peterson SpringHiking4.1 mi
- Graham HollowHiking4.2 mi
- Station CreekHiking4.8 mi
Albert MoserCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.4 mi
Willow Flat CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Willow Flat CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drive
- Egan CabinHut camping · ~27 min drive
- Paris Springs CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- Eightmile GsHut camping · ~38 min drive
- Emigration CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
- NORTH FORK CAMPGROUND - St. CHARLES CANYONCamping · ~26 min drive
- Cloverleaf CampgroundCamping · ~26 min drive
- Davis Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~28 min drive
- Albert MoserCamping · ~13 min drive
- Maple Grove CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Redpoint Campground
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 15°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
50° / 27°
9 wet
Apr
59° / 33°
10 wet
May
69° / 40°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 47°
6 wet
Jul
89° / 53°
4 wet
Aug
87° / 52°
5 wet
Sep
77° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
63° / 33°
7 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
8 wet
Dec
34° / 17°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Preston, ID, 11.6 mi away at 4,719 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
