Boise Riverside RV Park

Located next door to an expo center & fairgrounds. Nightly fireworks that are so close you can almost feel the sparks raining down! Extremely upsetting to pets! The percussion blasts were so strong our automatic awnings came in!! Next there’s the flood lights from the parking lot. Had to keep our night shades closed at sunset as the lights were blindingly bright! How they pack people in here amazes me! Guess everyone is here for the horse racing etc next door. At least we think that’s what all the yelling was about all day. Not all sites have sewer so make sure you ask if you dare to stay at the noisiest campground in America!!

We enjoyed our week here along the green belt. These sites are water and electric only. All other sites look to be FHU with a few dry camp options in the front. Several trees for shade, we were still able to connect to satellite (ask for that when you make your reservation, they work hard to make it happen). Level dirt site with picnic table and fire ring. Snug between sites but nice grass area behind.
Very quiet and dark at night, slept well with the windows open.

On departure day we had an issue with our large slide. The staff worked with us to extend our time. They have business cards for techs in the area and that found Locals RV Tech - Mike saved us!! Teeter and all the staff are wonderful and really add to the experience of staying here.

Their WiFi worked sometimes for us.

Easy access to Boise and the surrounding area. Restaurants and services all close by.

Stayed here for a quick one night while driving through. Took a chance since the reviews seemed mixed. We didn’t want to stay right on the highway so we gave Riverside a shot. We had a nice spot along the river walk. Our site didn’t have a dump but the main dump was easy to use. Most of the other sites for bigger RVs have full hookups. Would recommend.

Campers BEWARE! From attempting to begin the booking process, the management at this establishment was clearly disorganized and unfit to run a campground. It took me several phone calls, physical visits, and multiple emails to actually book this stay. We were attempting to stay for the month of March and their website advertised $675/m from Nov.1-Apr.1 but when I FINALLY was able to speak with Toni, evidently the individual in charge, about what the rate would be, she said it was $1500 and that other rate only applied to 3 month stays or longer (at the time not clearly stated on their website). She worked the price down for me, which I appreciated but when my husband checked in, attempted to charge sales and lodging tax which cannot be charged with a month long stay as this then becomes classified as “rent”. They ended up dropping this charge and we continued on our merry way.

Upon checking in to our site, my husband voiced concerns regarding some tree branches hanging over our rig and didn’t look like it was in good condition which made us nervous. Their response was “well they all look that way” and offered no solution. When we began hooking up to utilities, their city water was leaking significantly. We shut off the water and immediately let them know as we did not want to waste resources. The next day they came by to assess and responded “they didn’t have the knowledge to fix the issue because they didn’t know where the shut off’s were” and left it at that. No repair, no offer to move our site.

Two weeks later, I noticed two $100 charges on our credit card account from the park. When we questioned the park about these charges, they told us that they were speeding fines but were unable to provide any documentation supporting the fines. When asked if they had any speed measuring devices, they said that they did not and that they watch the security camera to tell if people are speeding or not. A few days later, we asked for receipts and at this point, they became hostile and explosive, verbally assaulting my husband and extremely confrontational. They falsely accused my husband of making threats. At this point, they told my husband that they were trespassing us and we escalated to calling the police to settle the matter. We were able to settle the matter with the help of the police and they refunded us the remainder of our stay. Since then, other parks in the area have told us that they would not allow us into their park because of their affiliation with this park.

Avoid at all costs! Despite an incredible location, this experience has been an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE and continues to be so.

I pulled in on Jan 4, 2023. I had made reservation for 3 nights and at the time asked them for a back in, "green belt" site that is more private. I was very pleasantly surprised that they accommodated that request with site 12, right next to the little log cabin they have. There were folks all day & evening, walking, jogging & biking back and forth on the river walk, as did I with my dog. Trails were plentiful down to the river. I am not usually a fan of RV parks due to the close proximity of ones neighbor, but seeing as this was the dead of winter & I was in the area to trade in my Nissan Xterra tow vehicle for a new Jeep Gladiator I had ordered, I was very happy there. Boise is lovely. The RV park is very quiet & very little road noise. Showers were immaculate. However, it is next to the fair grounds. And I imagine that would be very noisy & busy during State Fair or other events there. The staff is super nice & I added an extra night so to avoid potential bad winter road conditions. They have propane there, too & I was able to top off my tanks as soon as I pulled in.

Assigned to site across from dump station and propane tank. Smelly and bad view. Dust in park is bad near the entrance (where dump is) due to lots of traffic. Site A1 has reverse polarity electrical problem (mentioned by others here going back 3 years) - they acted like they knew nothing of it. After much discussion they refunded our money as we wanted no part of this place. There are nice sites, just know where you are assigned. Know too that the sites are tight - you are literally only a few feet away from your neighbor.

First time in a high-density private RV "resort" and even though I was unsure, it was really nice. The staff was wonderful, the bathroom, showers and laundry room were SUPER clean (and cheap at $1.50 per load) and the bike rental was reasonable. Really good coffe a few miles down the Greenbelt Trail (Push and Pour) and a gorgeous ankle-deep gravel bottom side channel of the Boise river just behind the park across the trail. Trees, green grass and access to water really numbed the pain of the 100 degree weather. Gravel sites with concrete pads so you need to get your level on, but a Wonderful place to stay in Boise!

A little farther off the freeway than we would have liked to have driven but the bonus was a wonderful path to go walking on. Completely paved and through the woods, along the river. Used mainly be bicyclists tho, so beware of that.

Lots of full timers in this big RV park. Dusty dirt roads and spots but easy to get around in a big rig. (Only one tight corner but that’s because we read the map wrong and went the wrong way.)

Super nice staff and clean laundry facilities that were actually functioning properly. Great place if staying multiple days and exploring Boise but it is a long drive (time wise) from the freeway for just a quick overnight.

Great cell service and actually got some TV stations that came through without a hookup, crystal clear.

Waited out snowy passes for 3 days and enjoyed every minute of exploring Boise, bike trails, hiking trails from Riverside RV Park. Staff was friendly and very accommodating to our addition of days added as we waited for the snow storms to abate.
Stayed in a full hookup site, think next time will choose power/water only for less expense. Lots of pull through sites with strip of green, picnic table and parking for extra or tow vehicle. Propane available, clean showers, restrooms and laundry. Quiet at night. It's right next to the Boise fairgrounds so I expect it might be not as quiet during fair time.

Right next to the fabulous bike path you can bike or walk for miles into Boise, explore the Basque Museum, Art Gallery, History Museum, bakeries, and get your donut fix at Guru Donuts in downtown Boise.