Bureau of Land ManagementUpper Snake Field Office · Idaho

Kelly Island Campground

Scenic, semi-developed camping in a cottonwood gallery forest along the South Fork of the Snake River with views of the Snake River Range foothills.

Sites0all reservable

Elev.5,020ft

Comf.May-Oct6 months

Max rigtents

Electricnonesites

From Idaho Falls0h40real road time

The honest read

Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,020 ft, Kelly Island Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 17°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE

avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul

May-Oct

Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.

90%

Of summer weekend-days are dry.

May 16

Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 15.

60°F

Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS

Idaho Falls

25 mi

0h40

Boise

306 mi

5h10

Coeur d'Alene

490 mi

8h27

By drive time

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments

Peaks

Viewpoints

Water & Access

Lake / river access

yes

To nearest major road

1.3 mi

Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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