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Idaho Casino Camper
Reports
This section contains
information specifically about RVing from our own experience and directly from readers.
Organized alphabetically by City and Casino Name. Some cities and some
individual casinos have individual reports and you'll find links to these
below.
Bonner's Ferry

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Kootenai River Inn Casino and Spa |
| Location |
7169 Plaza St.
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 |
RV Status
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Overnight RV parking is OK |
| Phone |
800-346-5668, 208-267-8511 |
| Web |
www.kootenairiverinn.com
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| Map of
area |
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| Video
Poker |
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| Misc.
Info |
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| Reports |
See below -- Send us your
report |
Report from Sean, May 30, 2010
http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com
We stayed at the Kootenai River Inn Casino and Spa in
Bonners Ferry, Idaho on May 30, 2010 (the evening before Memorial Day). We
saw two other rigs in the lot while we were there.
We stayed in the main casino lot on the east side of US-95; southbound
travelers might find it more convenient to stay in the Visitors Center lot
on the west side of US-95, where overnight parking is also supposed to be
allowed. A pedestrian tunnel under the highway links the visitor center and
casino lots. The lots are small, but we parked as far away from the doors as
practical and never had any other vehicles near us, even on a holiday
weekend.
We had an excellent dinner at The Springs Restaurant, the lone dining venue
on premise. The restaurant sports panoramic views of the Kootenai River, and
the seating is terraced to ensure all tables have good sight lines. There is
also a small lounge area featuring a central gas fireplace. A large deck
outside the vista windows would appear to offer al fresco dining overlooking
the river in better weather.
The casino itself comprised three separate gaming rooms (one non-smoking)
plus a bingo room, all surrounding the central lobby of the attached Best
Western hotel. The facility also claims to have a spa, which would love to
have sampled, but it is not open on Sundays or Mondays, the days of our
visit.
We never found any Security with whom to clear our stay, but we mentioned it
at the restaurant and it raised no eyebrows. There is a hotel desk staffed
around the clock as well.
The casino is extremely convenient for anyone traveling to or from Canada on
US-95, or heading east or west on US-2 (which is co-linear with US-95 from
Sandpoint to Bonners Ferry)
Photo from Sean -
http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com

Coeur D'Alene
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Coeur D'Alene Casino Resort |
| Location |
27068 South Highway 95
Worley, Idaho 83876 |
RV Status
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Overnight RV parking is OK |
| Phone |
800-523-2464 |
| Web |
http://www.cdacasino.com/
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| Map of
area |
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| Video
Poker |
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| Misc.
Info |
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| Reports |
See Below -- Send us your
report |
Report from Jim E., October
17, 2009
Concerning the CDA Casino in Idaho. The Casino is not
in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. It is about 25 miles south on US 95. Near
Worley Idaho, and toward Moscow and Lewiston Idaho. Instructions on how
to get there are on there internet site which you have listed. Foster
Ave is in Coeur d'Alene itself. which is on I-90.
-report from G. Smith, May
17, 2008
Another casino we enjoyed was in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho,
we spent 3 nights dry camping there. They used to have full
hook-ups but then it was abused by people "camping out there" and not
visiting the casino, they just found a spot to live. So they
closed that, but do allow dry camping, very nice casino, also won some
money there.
Fort Hall

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Fort Hall Casino |
| Location |
I-15 Exit 80, North of Pocatello and South of
Idaho Falls |
RV Status
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RV Park
RV Overnight is OK
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| Phone |
208-237-8778 |
| Web |
http://www.forthallcasino.com/ |
| Map of
area |
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| Video
Poker |
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| Misc.
Info |
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| Reports |
See Below -- Send us a
report |
- report from Karen B, May
2007
There are "No Overnight RV Parking" signs in the
lot but we asked security and they told us that it’s okay to park overnight
as long as you park in the graveled lots. The large one opposite the main
entrance is a truck stop lot and is very dusty. We parked in the small one,
right beside the campground, which was much quieter and cleaner.
The casino has no table games and poor pay poker
machines but they have just about every video slot game available. The tribal museum across the street is small but
interesting.

Fort Hall Casino RV Park - photo from Karen B.

Fort Hall Casino Free RV Parking - photo from Karen B.
-report from readers Lee & Fran, February 2007
I have stayed at an Idaho Casino RV park at the Ft Hall,
Idaho Indian Reservation. The park was nice and not expensive, it was last
summer but I do not remember what we paid. The casino was not the best place
I had ever been but one cannot have everything. Also there is a gas station
there that had the best gas and diesel prices I had seen going across Idaho.
Some info is available here
http://www.seidaho.org/forthall.html
Lewiston

Clearwater River Casino & Resort
It'Se-Ye-Ye Casino |
| Location |
N&S Highway 95/12 IN
Lewiston, ID |
RV Status
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RV Park -- But in bad shape, see report below |
| Phone |
208-750-0231, 208-750-1211 |
| Web |
www.crcasino.com |
| Map of
area |
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| Video
Poker |
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| Misc.
Info |
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| Reports |
See Below -- Send us a
report |
- from Rick and Lucky Lucy, August,
2007
Our destination for the day was the camp ground at Clearwater
River Casino on the Nez Perce Indian reservation. We stopped there several
years ago when on our way to Alaska and found it to be a good experience.
Not this time.
The campground was full of permanent or semi-permanent
campers, rusted hulks with junk everywhere. I only saw one motorhome I
thought could have been a traveler. The office was closed and abandoned. One
camp site had a big pit bull staked out on a long (and flimsily looking)
chain. The campers probably belonged to construction workers as they were
building a new casino and lodge. We didn't stay and another motorhome right
behind us also left. Big disappointment.
Pocatello

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Bannock Peak Casino |
| Location |
Hwy 86 Exit 52
Fort Hall, ID 83203
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RV Status
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Overnight RV parking is OK, but not recommended,
see report below
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| Phone |
(208) 478-1420 |
| Web |
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| Map of
area |
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| Video
Poker |
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| Misc.
Info |
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| Reports |
See Below -- Send us a
report |
- report from Karen B, May
2007
We were planning to spend the night here but we
ended up just driving through the parking lot. The only place for RVs to
park is in a small very dusty lot along with the truckers. We didn’t go in
the casino which looked pretty small, tacked onto the back of the gas
station store. Parking is much better at the Fort Hall Casino about 15 or 20
miles north on I-15.
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