Paris Springs Campground

Preston, ID

4.6(63 reviews)

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About this campground

Paris Springs Campground near Preston, ID. Paris Springs Campground is situated in scenic Paris Canyon, about five miles from Paris, Idaho. It is about 20 miles from Bear Lake, at an elevation of 6,600 feet. The campground gives Bear Lake visitors the opportunity to camp in a quiet area with lush vegetation. Paris Springs Campground is located about five miles from Paris, Idaho in beautiful Paris Canyon at an elevation of 6,600 feet, offering Bear Lake visitors the opportunity to camp in a quiet area with lush vegetation. Pines and aspens provide plentiful shade, and summer wildflowers dot the area. Paris Creek runs alongside the campground, bubbling up from Paris Spring, which can be accessed from a 300-yard trail within the site. It has 7 single units with 3 group sites.

Facilities

The campground contains three group sites and nine single-family campsites. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided, but there is no electricity. Roads and parking spurs within the campground are dirt.

Natural Features

A mixed conifer and aspen forest covers the campground and much of Paris Canyon. Plentiful shade can be found throughout most of the campground. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape.

Recreation

Paris Creek runs alongside the campground, after bubbling up from Paris Spring, which can be accessed from a 300-yard trail within the site. Campers enjoy hiking and fishing along the creek.

What campers say

Paris Springs Campground is a small, roughly 12-site mountain campground beside Paris Creek and a short walk to the spring, offering scenic hikes, dark skies, and nearby ATV/canyon routes. Most sites have potable water spigots, permanent tables and fire rings; pit toilets are provided and many visitors report them clean though some find outhouse odor. The road in is unpaved and can be dusty. Two larger group sites and a group campground make it suitable for gatherings, but that can bring noise and boisterous behavior at times. Visitors also note attentive hosts (and occasional confrontations) and to watch for livestock on nearby trails.

Our summary of 63 traveler reviews.