Eagle Cove Campground
Bruneau Dunes State Park
Write a Review Bruneau Sand Dunes Rd. Bruneau, ID 83604 208-366-7919 Official WebsiteGPS: 42.9076, -115.69
Overview of Eagle Cove Campground
Campsite fees don't include the daily Motor Vehicle Entrance Fee (MVEF). This fee is waived if campers have the Idaho State Parks Passport (valid only for Idaho residents) or the Annual MVEF (for out-of-state residents). Senior discount is valid mid-week on stays Monday – Thursday (excluding holidays).
Last Price Paid: $48
Reported by camper-743182 on 10/2/2022
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet
Reported by WheelingIt on 8/31/2015
Number of Sites 48
Reservations yes
Elevation 2,493 ft / 759 m
Max Stay 15
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Eagle Cove Campground 15 people have reviewed this location.
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“One Night on the way north. ”
Reviewed 9/12/2018
| Nightly rate: | $32 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 77 |
| RV Length: | 20' |
Overall Rating
I stopped off on the way North to check out the place for a future visit. I stayed for one night. Important to note that there are no gas stations at the first exit to the Park when heading north. You have to go through Mountain View where there are lots of stations & a Walmart. The RV sites have water & power. A separate dump s... more
I stopped off on the way North to check out the place for a future visit. I stayed for one night. Important to note that there are no gas stations at the first exit to the Park when heading north. You have to go through Mountain View where there are lots of stations & a Walmart.
The RV sites have water & power. A separate dump station is easily accessible on the way out. Since I was only there for a night, I didn't get much of a chance to scramble about, but it looks worth a couple of nights, the next time I'm in the area.
Like many parks, payment is self-service with forms at the entrance. Rangers came around in the morning & there is a camp host. The baths were clean & fine for a shower. There is no Wifi. I neglected to write down cell-phone service, so you'll have to rely on other reviews.
All in all worth checking out, I'd guess especially in the spring after the winter rain & snow.
ed would stay here again
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“Otherwordly Atmosphere but HOT”
Reviewed 8/2/2017
| Nightly rate: | $37 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 61 |
| RV Length: | 30' |
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We needed a stop over from Oregon to farther in Idaho and had heard great things about the landscape at Bruneau Dunes State Park. It did not disappoint. The dunes and the surrounding area are very unique and make for some epic photography. We thought the campground was nice enough. Water + Electric which was incredibly necessary given ... more
We needed a stop over from Oregon to farther in Idaho and had heard great things about the landscape at Bruneau Dunes State Park. It did not disappoint. The dunes and the surrounding area are very unique and make for some epic photography. We thought the campground was nice enough. Water + Electric which was incredibly necessary given the 100+ degree temperatures. No shade in the Broken Wheel campground but it was a lot quieter than the other because of it. There was a picnic shelter with bathrooms and showers which we loved after a morning hiking in the sand.
Overall the price was a bit high for what we got but the experience was awesome! We'd definitely come back but maybe not in the summertime.
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A Streamin Life would stay here again
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“Barren, hot and pricey.”
Reviewed 7/16/2017
| Nightly rate: | $32 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 97 |
| RV Length: | 33' (Fifth Wheel) |
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In all fairness, this was intended solely as a transit camp en route home from the Sawtooth Mountains. And temperatures over 100ºF at this low 2,600' elevation in July shouldn't surprise anyone, least of all me. However, I was grateful for the hookups when we rolled in to find 102-degree temps at 8 p.m. The few trees in the campgrou... more
In all fairness, this was intended solely as a transit camp en route home from the Sawtooth Mountains. And temperatures over 100ºF at this low 2,600' elevation in July shouldn't surprise anyone, least of all me.
However, I was grateful for the hookups when we rolled in to find 102-degree temps at 8 p.m. The few trees in the campground are young and offer little shade from the scorching sun. We stayed in the Eagle Cove sector of the park, where there were only two other paying customers. Of course, as luck would have it the site I reserved was right next to one of those other customers, so after a quick knock on the door of the camp host we moved to site 97.
A large grass fire this summer (2017) scorched much of the grassland surrounding the park, but firefighters were able to stop the flames right at the road that accesses the camping areas.
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“Pretty cool park - felt like we had it all to ourselves”
Reviewed 7/14/2017
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 87 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
We stopped in for an overnight on a Thursday afternoon and first took a peek at Broken Wheel Campground. This is the older of the two campgrounds with slightly more mature trees. There were a few people camping in the most shaded spots, so we decided to check out Eagle Cove Campground as well. This one is closer to the dunes and had N... more
We stopped in for an overnight on a Thursday afternoon and first took a peek at Broken Wheel Campground. This is the older of the two campgrounds with slightly more mature trees. There were a few people camping in the most shaded spots, so we decided to check out Eagle Cove Campground as well. This one is closer to the dunes and had NO ONE camping there. So we chose to forfeit shade in favor of privacy. We took a perfect spot right next to the trail to the dunes and had a great view of the area. Being July, the sand was too hot for our dogs to walk on until the sun went down. But it cooled down nicely overnight and the morning was very pleasant. I didn't really miss the small amount of shade the other campground would have provided, but we live in Vegas, so we're used to the heat.
We had water and electric, and there is a dump station in the park. The sites at Eagle Cove are all nice, long pull-throughs, but I wish they were more widely spaced. Broken Wheel has some pull-through spots, but mostly back-ins. If I were tent camping I would definitely choose Broken Wheel for the little covered pavilions the tent-only sites have. Each spot has a picnic table and fire ring.
Sadly, there was a wildfire here earlier in the week that caused extensive damage. The campgrounds and facilities are all okay, but I did see on the park's FB page that they had to briefly close. I'm not sure if that or the 100 degree temps is what caused it to be a ghost town, but we still really enjoyed our short visit. It was fun to try to pick out the different critter tracks in the sand dunes, and the sunset was beautiful.
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DogMom would stay here again
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“Cool, outerworldly park in an outerworldly area”
Reviewed 8/31/2015
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 85 |
| RV Length: | 40' |
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This park is out there, in a place with really not much else at all except for the famous dunes (for which the park is named) and an observatory. Sites are nicely laid-out in 2 separate loops, either pull-through or back-in gravel sites with picnic table and fire pit. Broken Wheel is the older loop and slightly further from the dunes, ... more
This park is out there, in a place with really not much else at all except for the famous dunes (for which the park is named) and an observatory. Sites are nicely laid-out in 2 separate loops, either pull-through or back-in gravel sites with picnic table and fire pit. Broken Wheel is the older loop and slightly further from the dunes, but has more trees and shade, and slightly better site separation. Eagle Cove is the newer loop and is pretty bare (tree-wise) plus pull-through sites are a tad close for my liking, but many sites have full view of the dunes. Most of the sites are electric/water, and in the newer loop many are 50 amp. During the week it's really, really quiet here (we were one of only 2 campers in our loop in a Monday), but on the weekend it (apparently) gets full. There are nice hikes around the 2 lakes and dunes. Pretty cool & outerwordly feel here, so definitely worth the visit. We 2 bars of decent, stable Verizon LTE (non-boosted) but nothing at all on ATT.
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WheelingIt would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: free
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- ADA Accessible
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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