Alpine Campground & Group Area

Closed — Closed for the season. Typically operates late May through early September.

About

Alpine North Loop Campground is located in beautiful Star Valley, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,640 feet in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Situated near Palisades Reservoir in a forest of lodgepole pines that provide partial shade, the campground is relatively flat with some sites offering views of Star Valley. Summer wildflowers are abundant, though wind and thunderstorms should be expected. The campground features single and double campsites, plus three group sites that can accommodate up to 50 people each. All sites include picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Some sites have stairs from the parking spur to the site pad. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. Facilities include vault toilets, drinking water, and trash collection, but no electricity or hookups. Firewood is available for purchase from the camp host. Palisades Reservoir provides excellent opportunities for boating, water skiing, swimming, and canoeing. Lake and shore fishing is very popular for wild and stocked cutthroat trout, brown trout, Kokanee salmon, and Mackinaw trout. Boat ramps are located 2 miles away in Alpine and 10 miles away near Blowout Campground. The nearby Palisades Creek Trail leads hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders to Upper Palisades Lake with expansive views of Swan Valley. The Grey's River, Salt River, and Snake River merge nearby, offering additional fishing and wildlife viewing opportunities. The town of Alpine is just 2 miles east, and Jackson, Wyoming is 40 miles north.

Directions

From Alpine, Wyoming, travel 2 miles west on Highway 26 to the campground entrance on the west side of the highway just before the Wyoming state line. From Idaho Falls, Idaho, take Highway 26 southeast for 70 miles past Palisades Reservoir.

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