News Release

For Release: April 30, 2008
Contact: Bill Boggs (208) 524-7527

St. Anthony Sand Dunes West End Opens

IDAHO FALLS, ID – Beginning May 1, 2008, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will open the west end active dunes of the St. Anthony Sand Dunes to motorized travel.  Due to snow pack and wildlife wintering areas at the sand dunes, the area west of Thunder Mountain has been closed to human entry.  The Idaho Fish and Game has been supplemental feeding over 800 deer at the sand dunes.  The extended closure has allowed the snow to melt and vegetation to grow for the deer to feed.

May 1 also marks the new campground fee increase at Egin Lakes Access Recreation Site.  The camp area has 48 developed sites with picnic tables and fire rings.  Some of the sites have shelters and electricity hook-ups.  The site also has potable water and an RV dump station for camping users. 

The new fee will be $60 per night for 10 large group sites with electricity, $30 per night for 18 medium group sites with electricity and $25 per night for 20 medium and small group or family sites without electricity. The BLM does not take reservations for the campground.

“Even though the active sand dunes are open to the public for motorized use, snow patches are still covering some of the north facing slopes of bigger dunes,” stated Bill Boggs, Outdoor Recreation Planner for the Upper Snake BLM Field Office.   

For more information, please contact the East Idaho Visitor Information Center at (208) 523-3278 or visit www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/St__Anthony_Sand_Dunes.  

—BLM—