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Looking for help. Trying to get my group to make a trip up there this year. Is the end of July ok weather wise ?  Does anyone have connections on an Air BnB ?  

 
It does get warm up in Idaho,  we went the week before 4th of July it was nice,  and 4th of July can get crowded in Yellow stone so later in the month should be nice because some are back in school 

My favorite, part is Jackson Hole and a must is to the top of the ski resort, can see over the valley,  Teton park is right next to Jackson, 

If you have Kids Bear World is nice for a couple of hours, 

In town on the main road,  is a Harbor Freight Next to a Cal-Ranch, next to Albertsons,  one stop parking lot, 

Cheaper to rent a car in St Anthonys,  Later in July is a lot nice for River Rafting down the Yellowstone river, 

Duning is a lot like Dumont Dunes,  Tall Dunes with Razors,  if you dune at Dumont pretty much the same,  if you only go to Glamis, then pay attention, duning is very different, 

Stayed at both Sandhills and Idaho Dunes RV,   Depends what you want out of the Trip, 

Sandhills is nicer for the kids, kind of tight camping but a lot of trees and grass,  Farther away from the Dunes and Farther away from town,   We like to Dune to the Lake Everyday, so for my Idaho Dunes RV is nicer for me,  I like a lot of room to park everything, 

  • Idaho Dunes RV has full hook up, and part hook up
  • full is on a concrete pad and is really tight, to your neighbor 
  • partial has no sewer, but the mobile sewer guy is there every day, cost is about $50. 
  • Also I like staying in the overflow at Idaho Dunes RV,  Overflow is no Res, and is 40 acres and a lot of trees and can back up to the stream  
  • Gen needs to be off in the over flow, because you are in a residential neighborhood. 
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Drive up, 

we leave from Vegas,  and just want to get out of town,  so we stary next to Zion or Sand-Hallow, have also stayed next to the Freeway in Cedar City, Right off the Freeway is Orchards Kolob RV Resort,  super easy to get in and out, 

We stayed on the way up  past Salt Lake  in Tremont at Aspen Grove RV,  Super Nice and Large,  Then off to Idaho 

Drive Down 

First stop, stay every time, they treat you like family,  is Rollin Home RV park,  

When we go to Idaho we are so busy i think out of the full week we only use half the Fuel as we do at Dumont,  endless out door, Henery's fork also has fly fishing,  

 
You don't want to go to St Anothony's. Terrible experience. If you absolutely have to go then IDRV is a great campground and is close to the big dunes. IDRV cleans thier restrooms and showers every morning unlike the other campground. There is an AirBNB across the road from IDRV, I'll try and find a link.

 
Alper is spot on.

End of July / August Temps are mid *80s to low *90s with overnight lows in the mid *50s

Early afternoon weather cells are common, short bursts of heavy rain and wind gusts, awnings should be put in prior to going on a ride.

Electric bikes / river rafts can be rented in Saint Anthony & 91 non-ethanol gas is  available @ Dusty’s gas station (also our liquor store but only beer on Sundays).

Pioneer day parade is on the 24th, there is also a demolition derby & rodeo at the fairgrounds by the airport.

If you’re looking for decent white water rafting the Hoback River out of Jackson is a good bet, if I go commercial rafting it I use Mad River Rafting.

Closer to the dunes (roughly one hour away) is the put-in for the Warm River, the float is roughly an hour and 45 minutes with no beer / BS sessions. The biggest rapid, if you can call it that is about a foot high, very family friendly. 
 Big J’s in Saint Anthony does alright on pizza & the Mexican restaurant in town does well on street tacos.

The Star Bar in Saint Anthony is now set up to take credit cards, Anytime Fitness is also on the main drag for those wishing to eff up a good vacation by working out.

There are lava rocks out in the dunes, mostly on tight trails that cut through sage brush. It’s common for people to wreck trying to avoid them. Best bet is to just take your medicine and go through them with just enough power to keep your momentum if you get surprised.

Egin Ponds are a nice place to chill & let the kids splash around, deepest part is maybe 4’ but you’re likely to have to pull some leaches off the rug rats when done swimming. Also, the pond area is the most patrolled area in the dunes, behave yourself.

Your dune rigs will run warmer than you’re probably used to, Water Wetter or other super coolant helps.

It’s not uncommon to see a moose or the occasional elk if you get up early and run the Northwest edge of the dunes.

 
Thank you all for the reply's. Cortni's place seems ideally situated. If we can't get that then Idaho Dunes RV will be plan B. 

 
We r headed there Memorial Day weekend!!!!!  My first trip and can't wait to check it out.

 
Rbb is cool if it is you and maybe a big family,  I really love staying at the Camp Ground, even when we go with a small group, it is fun to walk around and meet new people and talk with everyone, 

If the spots fill up quick, the overflow is super nice,  you can pull water from the stream or run it from a hose bib, to fill the tanks, and have the truck empty the tanks once  twice a week,  last time i stayed in the overflow in the trees, and pretty much had both campsite crews in our camp all week due to all the shade we had,  and ran the honda to charge the batteries,  did not need AC at night just had the windows open,  and most days we left at 6am for Yellowstone and got back around 9pm,  Was so busy in Jackson we left at 10am and made it back at 1am in the morning,   Jackson Hole was my Favorite part of the trip, even over the sand,  Was a Amazing time,   I dont really drink that much so the Saddle bar with a double shot of Jack, I almost fell off the saddle, then hit Wyoming Whiskey, then off to the Tequila tasting across the street. 

Also non Eth Fuel is not good for some motors,  In our LS motors we build it will Destroy the Cylinder Walls due to the Hi Cylinder temperatures and make the water temp run hotter,  for our motors i recommend staying away from it,    

 
Realbadlarry said:
IDRV has Helicopter rides now... That's some cool stuff. 
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Justin Farmer owner of SCU my next door neighbor did a Helicopter ride there, and said it was super cool, flew out to dead horse and to the other side of the dunes, 

They have a Fancy Steak House also called the Sizzler in Idaho Falls LOL  

Seriously we had family fly into Idaho Falls about 20 min drive,  or even thought about driving up by myself and flying the family in so i can relax on the drive up,  

 
Do anyone have a contract for transportation from California? I would like to send x5 cars on a car hauler up there, 

 
Realbadlarry said:
Different kind of ride Jim.... Pretty cool stuff...https://www.idahoextremeadventures.com/
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I would never fly in a Robinson R44 again (pictured in add).  It felt like we were flying a beer can, I couldn't wait to get out of it.  I did not know the history of these until after I flew, it all makes sense.

Since January 1, 2000, there have been 165 people killed in 96 crashes involving Robinson helicopters in the United States, according to National ...

 
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