We walk through this park a couple times a week. Most of the campers parked here have all exceeded the max stay limit. Many are locals and this appears to be their home. That is what it is but if you are looking for a clean safe place to recreate with your family this is not the place. I gave it a second star because the RV dump is handy and always works.

This place is a masterpiece. Theyve redone a big section of the greenbelt in the last few years and completely revamped the Chinese gardens at the Taylors Crossing bridge. I get inspired Everytime I go there. Its definitely worth your time to visit. The rock structures are impressive and I thank all the people who worked together to produce this inspiring work of art. It blends the worlds of man and nature very gracefully.

This park has a bad reputation. We wanted to do a bike campout with our young children and it was the most reasonable park as far as distance goes. However, so many people warned against it including a police officer friend of mine.We did it anyway! There were a few characters that seemed a little shady but they kept to themselves and we had a wonderful and uneventful night.If we keep treating this park like it is the slum of the city it will only get worse. There were so many good people there and the host was awesome! Go and enjoy an easy campsite close to home.It was $15 per night. A bit steep but maybe that is an effort to deter some people from staying the night.

This is urban camping. The grounds are clean though and grass is nice. Very small camp site in the middle of an industrial area. Next to trains and trailer park that have roosters. And if your in a tent watch out for sprinklers! Only $15 though. Good cheap spot if your in a camper or RV and only stopping through.

Great access to the snake river and falls via boat, the campgrounds are clean, and has boat access, though you are next to industrial equipment including trains. I would recommend this site for boating and water access to go upstream. I will be returning for future trips.

Clean and pretty. Free dump station, bathroom and potable water. Only $15 a night to dry camp along the river.

If you are looking for a nice little park to have lunch or fish this will do. Trailer dumping, bathrooms and fire rings. A pretty walking path along the river but I wouldnt go alone. Boat ramps for launching also, not a big stretch of the Snake to boat on.

Nice place to stay and great campground host service. Closed for winter season, check before get there.

It has a water hose hookup very close to the sewer so you can clean out the toilet or to fill up your tank. Very nice accessories.

Great place to go swimming and fish and have a great day with your family

Camp host was very friendly and courteous. Keep her year round for like ever

Very clean, very quiet campground. Wonderful little spot on the river.

Grounds were clean with a pretty view of the river. With the exception of the trash trucks coming by at 3am (terrifying when they pull next to your tent while your sleeping), our meth loving neighbor, and our other neighbor blasting explicit rap at 9am while fishing with his young kids, it was delightful!

So we pulled up and made dinner. While we were making dinner we noticed that more and more homeless drugged out looking people started showing up. We decided that we should not stay the night and apparently from reading other reviews we left just before the sprinklers could soak all of our gear.. We couldnt get out of there fast enough!...if you like meth this may be the spot for you...if not the super 8 was clean and affordable

Closest park to my house! You can see the drive in theater from here and park a camper! Theres docks and tables.

The owner is very nice and the park is clean and simple.

We cleaned our campers tanks. Nice shade and clean area.

This place has come a long way from just being BFers park. Now they have mature trees, clean bathrooms, things for the kids to play on. The park slopes right down to the river. The view is not bad either.

Its well kept and a nice place to have a picnic, or wade in the boat dock area, but I wouldnt recommend wading in the shallows unless you have shoes on because a lot of fish hooks get snagged there. There is a drop off though so watch your kids and make sure they have on a life vest even for wading. Water birds frequent the area.Today there was a big rock chuck grazing on grass and that was cool. Theres plenty of room to play some frizbee or boat if you have one.There are numbered campsites that have stand alone iron grills and one or two with a fire pit. Picnic tables in some areas, but not in every site. One or two benches in a few spots, a small playground and his and hers bathrooms.Fishing isnt bad in the evening or morning when the waters calm. Okay to swim off the docks when theres no boats, but not without shoes.Overnight camping is okay for one night only and a fee, but wouldnt nowadays unless you have a locked place to sleep because theres a trailer park close by were a stabbing took place a few years back. I would recommend for daytime fun for sure, sunrise to sunset.

Perfect! Thank you

I wouldnt want to camp here unless I had a boat, but the dump station is free.

We have stayed here many times over the years when passing through. The campground used to be free, but in the last couple years there is $15 charge. There is no electric, water, or sewer hookup. There is a dump station. The campground is right on the river with boat access. The area is very clean and well maintained. There is a camp host. A paved bike/walking path runs right by. All sites are level and paved.

This park is a super cool park to hang out at during the day. It’s right on the river. Has a great little dock. Sometimes the people that hangout there freak me out a bit. Especially the folks camping there. We’ve felt comfortable as a daytime play area but not som much as an evening area.

Camping and riverfront trail access

This is quite literally a camp ground in a city. The back-end of a trailer park is next to the campground. The sprinklers came on right as we were grilling dinner. There are only two decent spots next to the river, otherwise you might as well be in a city park...right down to the streetlights staying on all night long.

Great park along the river. The trees are beautiful and the path is really nice for running and biking. There are occasionally homeless sleeping in the park at night.

Great place to camp! Lots of grass and shade! And next to the snake river

Beautiful place to go for a walk peaceful heartwarming lots of walkways

If youre in a pinch and need a place to camp for the night, it works

$15 dry camping,dump available a good price. On Snake River bank.No showers and BYOTP (bring your own toilet paper). Not clean so, four stars.

Lots of lush grass. Very clean. Bathrooms were also descent. Just a few tent sites though. Only $15 per night. Check out by 9 am.

Its a great place to launch my boat for a little peace on the snake river. Many people like the camping spots for $15/day.

I first pulled in and started unloading my stuff I got approached my 3 police vehicles, 6 cops in total. Said that some person in mustard was fighting with other campers. I obviously wasn’t the one since I was in a charger. Cops were respectful but they did warn me that this camp ground is known for sketchy folks and Craig’s list meet ups so to be careful. I thanked the officers and they left. About 20 min later sprinklers came on soaking all of my gear and sleeping bag. So sleeping in 34degree weather with a wet sleeping bag is going to be amazing only plus side is it’s next to water and it’s $15 a night.I’m very frustrated and unhappy with this experience.

Nice, quiet, clean place to camp. The camp host is a very nice polite person.

Clean and fishing food and gas close by easy to get to Freeway.Liked it.

I have stayed in this park several times a year for the past 23 years and it has always been one of our favorite places along the Snake River. There are no water, sewer or electric hook-ups, but 2 dump stations and 2 fresh water spickets to fill tanks. There are separate men and women toilet facilities and wash basins, but no shower facilities.The grass is always nicely mowed and theres plenty of shade. There is a new $15.00 per night fee to camp there after many years of free camping

Quiet small park by the river. We camped here a night and it was very pleasant. Bathrooms were very clean!

Good place to fish, boat or just have a picnic.

Its a nice and peaceful place to just go and chill

Well worth the expend

My clothes and personal items were stolen. Not enough lighting to detour thieves

Beautiful place! Not a lot of people

A surprise to find this nice little park in a light- industry area. No hookups, but there is an RV dump and water station. The sites are easy to pull in to. I parked right next to the Snake River and passed a quiet night. I did not go into the bathroom so dont know what its like.

Nice place

Lots of shade right on the river. Bathrooms are always clean.

I met a couple of VERY friendly older men there who helped me get airtight.

Great place to relax near the river.

Great spot to camp for a night. The fishin aint bad either.

We found this park in May 2013 when we asked at a service station off the highway. It was very busy with local youth and families, but after a short wait we were able to get a lovely grassy spot for our tent. We found it quiet, bathrooms had running water and the river was lovely. Nice to find a free tent site for a stopover on our travels.

Beautiful park, worth the fee. But there can be some really creepy people hanging around.

It was perfect. Right on the river, bathroom was clean, great bike trails for nice ride to visit local breweries. Thank you.

Very small but right next to the water bathroom are closed for a good portion of the year

Take a break! Theres swings for the kiddos and a famous sculpture.

Great place to spend a a day or two.

Great place for a dump. Thanks

Close getaway

Your experience here can vary with the time of year. Overall this is a decent park with quite a few places to camp and even spots for RVs. That said, during the summer there are several permanent residents even though the park has signs saying there should be no extended camping. There is also low income house which borders the park and provides for some interesting visitors at times. In the early spring or late fall the park is usually completely empty. The river and path through the park are also nice year round.

REALLY NICE PLACE TO GO RELAX AND FISH

It was nice to have a Riverfront parking spot. Although they are now charging $15 a night for parking there when it used to be free. Overall its not a bad place to stay

I love this place.

It is great in one word cozy

Nice little parking spot. Saw some friends there. Close to river, green grass. Close to town. Not sure about RV hookups.

Please do yourself a favor and spend the money on a hotel for the night. Saving money is not worth the sketchy activity that appears to go on in this campground constantly. We attempted to stay here last night and ended up leaving around midnight after watching multiple suspicious encounters and knowing that we werent going to get anything close to peaceful sleep.

Well its clean and pretty place.

Lots of shade trees, quick access to the greenbelt and great views of the snake. I spent two nights here in the back of my truck on a quick trip and I felt very safe. Lots of other motorists.

Nice shady spots by the river.

Its a fine spring day for fishing.

What a great idea. We were traveling north and needed a stop for one night. We found a great spot and around 6 pm cars started driving in and parking at the south end. It was constant all evening. We dont know if there is drug dealing going on or what. It seems more patroling is needed. We may not come here again.

A bit of news from an IF resident: As of July 2016, the IFPD has begun regular patrols of the park. That should ease concerns about undesirable folk hanging out in our campground. The park is as beautiful as others have stated, and we also have a free North Tourist Park for travellers. Id also like to mention that there are several RV repair shops within a mile of South Tourist Park, in case you need some work done while youre here.And welcome to Idaho Falls. Hope you enjoy our little campground, and check out our museums and stuff while youre here! Fish, hike, swim, enjoy, but dont feed the geese please!P.S. Yes, it is a bit hard to find since the campground isnt visible from the highway. The South Tourist Park sign points at what appears to be an asphalt driveway. Follow the driveway about 100 yards, right down to the riverside.

Seen swans, mink and muskrats here

Great little jewel of a park.Well maintained

No showers available. Very beautiful location along the Snake (take a swim!). Close to the city center.

Stayed the night the camp host was very friendly and keeps the place clean

Quiet and a lot or room between campsites. Many mature shade trees. Fine view of the lake.

We just used the RV Dump Station upon returning to town.

This place has been free for years and years almost as old as I am now they charge boo

Looks amazing after they got done with it.

Easy to find. Lots of space. FREE. Ridiculously close to the water. Watch for goose poop.

Quaint small park with a few camping spots and a boat dock along with an RV dump station.

Nice place to spend the day.. Local police advised not to stay the the night.

Its a really nice park with camping and a boat ramp. Plus its really quiet and secluded.

Quite, Peaceful, Calm, a great place.

Great place to relax

This is a great little place if you are self contained, not far of the Hwy yet quit and free for a night

Boat dock, jogging trail, bathrooms. $15 campsites

Good park to go fishing

Great place for overnight rest, for those passing thru.

Its nice and I understand the need to charge a fee for camping, I.e. for improvements and weeding out people that use it for other reasons, its too expensive for what it is in my opinion.

Very quiet spot

Great place to dump our trailer!

Best way to describe this place is: sketchy. The tent section is littered with sketchy white trash and what are clearly homeless transients. The No Tent/RV section is a little better even with garbage litter everywhere but expect traffic coming thru all night. This place makes staying in a Walmart parking lot like a stay at the Taj Mahal palace. The only good thing about this place is its free and within city limitsYou get what you pay for...

Camped here; it was very noisy throughout the night and clear that some people live in the park (against the rules). I dont know if Id recommend this park for families.

Its a simple park, perfect for relaxing.

Getting better with camp host present

Nice free park for an overnight camp.

Only reason for the 3 stars is for boondocking only, no other amenity other than toilet. There are train sounds at night but I like it. Found the city park as very tired tourists in a small mh on Friday night of labor day weekend. There was space and we were tired and relieved to find something. There are 2 other rvs here that dont look like they are 1 nighters and the boat launch is here however people have driven by parked, walked, gotten their bikes out and ridden, walked their dogs, launched their boats. We are in a very nice small mh and have not felt uneasy at all. Due to my tummy being at unrest, even we are staying 1 more night before heading out. Big shade tree, breeze and water front.

Nice place but sometimes a few shady people lurking around.

Terrible place! Ive seen two drug deals go down, lots of homeless, drunks and meth heads people in dilapidated rvs. I had a guy even threaten me with a gun!

Nice clean Park you can camp overnight good fishing spot you can dump your waste from your camper

Nice