Facility · Idaho ·
Managed by the Bureau of Land Management
Upper Snake Field Office (Bureau of Land Management ID) · Open Access
This BLM site features a concrete boat ramp and separate raft launch/takeout facilities.
Users of this BLM site are required to fill out a self-issue permit and pay a parking fee ($3.00). This site is equipped with toilets, some shade, water, picnic tables, trash cans, and seasonal hosts.
Day use only, no overnight camping. If the visitor is looking for camping areas, there is a BLM site across the river from Byington Boat Access called Kelly Island Campground.
Take the Swan Valley Highway out of Idaho Falls. Turn north onto 175 E and then turn east on 143 N.
43.62306, -111.66556 · 43°37'23.0"N 111°39'56.0"W
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1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 10.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
$3 facility/parking use to be paid at site. Season Passes are available at the BLM Upper Snake Field Office (1405 Hollipark Drive, 208-524-7500), the camp hosts at Conant and Byington Boat Access Sites (Thursday-Monday), and Palisades Ranger District (3659 E. Ririe Hwy, 208-523-1412)
From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-03-24.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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