Bighole Mountains / Moody
Ririe, Idaho
| GPS: |
43°40'3.9"N 111°35'59.5"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Idaho |
| Field Type: | Public Land |
Paintball Permitted
Airsoft and Paintball
This is a little unofficial campground with a plenty of shade for your basecamp and a wooded field with great boundaries. There's 2 roads that split and merge giving you very simple boundaries. It's setup well to play from the SW to the NE and have one team wald. The SE half is about 15-20ft above the NW half but the transition's not to steep to run from the low side to the high side or vice versa. The NW side is fairly sparse but the SE side has a fair amount of brush cover. Even where there's not great barriers to hide behind, there are lots of trees to create some strategic line-of-sight cover.
One of the great things about this field is if you get there and it's taken, you can just drive a mile down the road and just go play in the trees.
More Information
Add Resource
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Ririe, Idaho
- Head east on Smith St toward 1st E St (0.3 mi)
- Continue onto Archer Rd (5.8 mi)
- Slight right onto S 600 E (453 ft)
- Turn right at the 1st cross street onto E 7800 S (1.1 mi)
- Continue onto S 1600 E (0.2 mi)
- Keep left (2.6 mi)
- Continue onto Lyons Creek Rd (2.2 mi)
- Turn right (3.0 mi)
- Slight right (1.1 mi)
- Slight left (0.3 mi)
- Turn left (0.5 mi)
- Turn leftDestination will be on the left(266 ft)
Google Maps doesn't show it all very well but as you're going down the road there, you'll come to a gate in a fence. On the other side of the fence, you can see where they've been doing a lot of cutting. Your road is right before that on the left. The setup campsite is about 50 yds down that road just after the road splits. The road comes back together on the other side of the field.
Other Paintball Fields and Airsoft Fields Nearby
On the banks by Heise
Ririe, Idaho
5.3 miles WOn the banks of the river near Heise. Plenty of trees and ground cover.
Airsoft, Paintball
Ririe River Island (AKA Twin Bridges)
Rexburg, Idaho
8.3 miles WA natural paintball island accessible by rock-hopping across the creek — rock bunkers, water-filled trenches, and a fence perimeter just north of Ririe Reservoir.
Airsoft, Paintball 1.0-1.3 mi
Lorenzo Bridge
Rexburg, Idaho
14.0 miles WA quiet former boat launch with primitive riverside trails, a hidden lake, stunning fall colors, and a natural paintball field bounded by river and dry creek bed.
Airsoft, Hike, Paintball 0.8-1.3 mi
Warm Slough Campground
Rexburg, Idaho
19.4 miles NWA popular river campground with two boat ramps and an easy, slow-moving inner tube float — the take-out is 1,000 feet from the put-in, making multiple runs a breeze.
Airsoft, Camp, Canoe
Rattle Rock / The Gauntlet
Menan, Idaho
22.9 miles NWA collapsed lava tube gauntlet with 20-foot climbable rock walls, manmade tunnels, caves, and turret vantage points — an unconventional outdoor paintball arena with bouldering thrown in (watch for rattlesnakes).
Airsoft, Paintball
Lava Hill
Menan, Idaho
24.9 miles NWCollapsed lava tubes and sagebrush ridgelines create a natural paintball labyrinth right off the highway — just watch for rattlesnakes before setting up.
Airsoft, Paintball
River Rush
Ashton, Idaho
28.2 miles NPaintball near Ashton, Idaho
Paintball
Ashton Hill
Ashton, Idaho
35.3 miles NFairly thick forest. Considerable underbrush. Lots of places in the area to play.
Airsoft, Paintball
The Pit
Ashton, Idaho
37.1 miles NEA wide-open, locals-only shooting spot near Ashton with no one around — stay away from the main road and watch for other target shooters.
Airsoft, Paintball
Sand Creek Frenzy
Ashton, Idaho
37.3 miles NThere are some woods back there and it is secluded. There are many places you can play just watch out for campers.
PaintballNearby Campsites
Big Hole Dispersed Campsites
Ririe, Idaho
0.5 miles NWA network of dispersed campsites with fire rings in the Big Hole mountains above Kelly Canyon — first come, first served, no reservations, and Leave No Trace principles are essential.
Camp 0.5-3.5 mi
Webster's Dam
Ririe, Idaho
2.0 miles NAn abandoned dam in Moody Creek canyon where sediment split the stream into two beautiful 15-foot waterfalls — stunning in spring runoff and blazing with fall colors.
Camp, Hike, Mountain Bike
Table Rock Campground
Ririe, Idaho
2.6 miles SA campground in Caribou-Targhee National Forest — part of a 3-million-acre stretch from Montana to the Utah and Wyoming borders — with access to the Curlew National Grassland.
Camp
Paramount Wall / Blanche Rock
Ririe, Idaho
3.3 miles SWA sport climbing wall above the road near Ririe with great exposure, afternoon shade, and well-loved 5.9–5.10 lines — most routes work with a 50-meter rope, established by Chuck Oddette and crew.
Camp, Horseback, Rock Climb
Kelly Island Campground
Ririe, Idaho
4.4 miles SWA BLM campground with 14 family sites and 1 group site for RVs or tents, open May through September — vault toilets, pets welcome, and rates from $5–$20 per night.
Camp
Wolf Flats Recreation Area
Ririe, Idaho
4.8 miles SWolf Flats is a completely free, dispersed, undeveloped camping area with 25 locations to camp. Some areas are large enough to accommodate groups of 50 people.
Camp
Moody Meadows
Driggs, Idaho
6.8 miles EGood place for kids, they can ride bikes in the meadow, play in the stream, and camping is off of the road. Hiking, motorbiking, and horseback riding trails are abundant in the area.
Camp
Twin Bridges Park
Rexburg, Idaho
8.3 miles WA 27-acre Snake River park between two bridges near Rexburg with shaded campsites, fire pits, pavilions, a playground, and BLM ground for hiking and hunting on three sides.
Camp, Canoe 0.2-0.5 mi
Eagle Park
Rexburg, Idaho
15.2 miles NWA cottonwood forest park inside Rexburg city limits with campsites, fishing, a dog park, mountain biking on easy and moderate loops, and rock-throwing by the river.
Camp, Hike, Mountain Bike, Sled
Jefferson County Lake (AKA Rigby Lake)
Rigby, Idaho
15.3 miles WSandy beaches, two floating docks with a slide, volleyball, playgrounds, and a safe swim zone — Jefferson County Lake is eastern Idaho's go-to summer swimming spot.
Camp, Canoe, Dive, Kayak, Sled, Swim
Beaver Dick Park
Rexburg, Idaho
18.7 miles NWA 9.5-acre Snake River park near Rexburg with fire pits, pavilions, fishing, boating, swimming, and a rich history tied to legendary frontiersman Beaver Dick Leigh.
Camp, Canoe, Disc Golf, Swim
Fall Creek Falls
Swan Valley, Idaho
19.2 miles SEA shaded Snake River campground near Swan Valley with abundant wildlife, great trout fishing, and Fall Creek Falls a quarter-mile away.
Camp, Cave, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.8-1.3 mi
Warm Slough Campground
Rexburg, Idaho
19.4 miles NWA popular river campground with two boat ramps and an easy, slow-moving inner tube float — the take-out is 1,000 feet from the put-in, making multiple runs a breeze.
Airsoft, Camp, Canoe
Falls Campground
Victor, Idaho
20.2 miles SEA Snake River campground near Swan Valley with cottonwood shade, abundant wildlife — eagles, osprey, moose, and deer — and Fall Creek Falls just a quarter mile away; Palisades Reservoir is 20 miles out.
Camp
Pine Creek Campground
Victor, Idaho
20.8 miles EThe Pine Creek Campground has 10 single units and has restrooms.
Camp 0.6-2.0 mi
North Menan Butte ('R' Mountain)
Menan, Idaho
21.1 miles NWA volcanic butte locals call R Mountain, with a paved trailhead, chain handrails near the top, informational signs at the rim, and views of Rexburg and the Snake River.
Camp, Cave, Hike 2.8-4.1 mi
Palisades Creek Trail / Lakes and Waterfall Canyon
Irwin, Idaho
26.9 miles SESpectacular mountain views, two landslide-formed alpine lakes, and mountain goat sightings — all within a 4-to-6-mile hike in the Swan Valley wilderness.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike
Mike Harris Campground
Victor, Idaho
27.7 miles EA scenic mountain campground at 6,200 feet along Teton Pass just 5 miles from Victor, Idaho — a peaceful base for fishing, trail exploring, and sightseeing in the Teton region.
Camp
Darby Canyon Camping
Alta, Wyoming
28.9 miles EDispersed campsites with fire lays in scenic Darby Canyon — no official campground, just established spots in Wyoming wilderness. Leave No Trace and use existing rings only.
Camp
Calamity Campground
Irwin, Idaho
30.5 miles SEA wooded Palisades Reservoir campground 55 miles east of Idaho Falls with clean blue water for swimming, boating, water skiing, and fishing — plus miles of ATV routes.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
