BLM · Idaho

Blowout Campground

5700-foot elevation. 30 campsites on the east side of Palisades Reservoir. Excellent for RVs and large boats and trailers. Second largest boating facility on the reservoir. Forested sites available on top of the hill. RV sites at reservoir shoreline next to boat ramp.

First-come, first-served

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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Blowout Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.85 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.32 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.54 inches of precipitationApril: 1.88 inches of precipitationMay: 2.53 inches of precipitationJune: 2.07 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.25 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.25 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.55 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.81 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.59 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.44 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 20.7°F averageFebruary: 24.2°F averageMarch: 33.3°F averageApril: 41.6°F averageMay: 50.3°F averageJune: 57.8°F averageJuly: 65.3°F averageAugust: 64.2°F averageSeptember: 55.9°F averageOctober: 43.9°F averageNovember: 31.6°F averageDecember: 22.0°F average0 in1 in2 in3 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Swan Valley, 15 miles from the campground at 5,397 feet, station USC00108937 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 inches a year.

Getting there

From Alpine, WY go about 12 miles northwest on US 26.

Coordinates43.2542° N, 111.1047° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearMountainist ↗7.6 mi
RV sales & serviceAirstream of Wyoming ↗14.2 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗23.8 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

Explore

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.6 mi
    Spring Run 120
    2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.1 mi
    North Indian ↗
    7.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 2.8 mi
    Blow Out
    2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.1 mi
    South Fork Indian Creek ↗
    9.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
  • 3.4 mi
    Van Point ↗
    5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.4 mi
    Landslide
    2.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which overlaps Bridger-Teton National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Blowout Campground?

No. Blowout Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: How first-come camping works

What if Blowout Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Big Elk (4.8 mi, partly first-come), Mccoy Creek Campground (4.8 mi, first-come), and Alpine North Loop (5.1 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby