Colter Bay Campground

We had a good experience at this campsite. We stayed on Loop M spot 279. Pros: right across from the bathroom, which was super clean, fire pits and picnic tables available, good level spot, right on Jackson lake, you’re in Grand Teton NP. Cons: generators were allowable and some folks ran them all the time, someone had spilled some kerosene or diesel on the gravel at our site and you could definitely smell it and see it - nasty, seeing other places in the park required driving because there aren’t bike trails from this campground like there are at Jenny Lake, cost was $59 which is pretty steep, although I know it subsidizes the rest of the park which I’m okay with.

We arrived at the campground and checked in at the gate. The staff were great and helped us find our site. We stopped to fill up with water as the campsites are dry. We turned into K loop (a tight turn for our 40' fifth wheel) and looking at the trees, we were worried we would hit. Instead of pulling through, we decided to back in so we could avoid most of the tree branches scraping our solar panels. We had a nice site with a "side yard" with deer walking through.

When we went to leave is when we had the most problems. Going around the loop, we hit every tree and branch on our top solar panels. They must have been only 12' high and not limber due to them being pines. We stopped and talked to a couple ladies who were cleaning up the sites. They mentioned that the campground is supossed to be natural and untouched and they're not allowed to cut anything above what they can reach with a big pair of tree shears. They suggested I fill out a comment card on my way out and if we stay again to stay in loop H or the ADA sites.

Starlink did not work due to trees. Verizon on the phone gave us 3 bars (107/9). Verizon with the cell antenna gave us 5 bars (91/11). AT&T gave us 5 bars (25/7).

My wife and I went to the Tetons for her birthday. We’ve enjoyed national parks. This campground is nice. It is a tight squeeze for everything but ultimately it provides a pretty well secluded area for each campsite. The bathrooms do have running water at least in the site loop M we stayed in. Dump stations with potable water. We stayed in a generator loop so you couldn’t run your generator from 10p to 6am which is kind of the norm for national parks and forest land campsites. Wasn’t a huge deal because we went in September and it got cool at night. Staff is all super friendly. If your booking sites be sure to know the length of your RV. Our site was super level. Definitely would stay here again.

We are on a 15 day camping trip to Glacier NP, Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. I loved our camp sites at GNP and YNP. Colter Bay at Tetons was more like a truck stop. The community is nice with the store, gas station, showers, laundry and dump station. But the camp sites are the worst I’ve ever been to in 50 years of camping. You literally pull over on the road thru the loop and that’s your spot. If you’re on the left side, you’re stuck with your door facing the road and vehicles driving by 2 feet from your window. Basically parallel parking with your neighbors parked directly in front of and behind you. A few trees do separate the table part of the site but your trailer or motorhome is out in the road. I’ll post photos. Never coming here again!!

Great campground right in the park on Jackson lake! All spots have shade which is great and we’re still able to get solar and starlink! Only some loops allow generators so make sure you check that first. A little pricey at $59/night for dry camping but oh well.

Three dump stations in the campground. Visitor center, laundromat, store within walking distance.

It was peak season in Grand Teton National Park. Colter Bay Village Campground is first come, first served. You're assigned a campsite by the length of your rig, but it's really not about the campground - it's about the mountains!

We camped in our pop-up tent camper for four nights in 2012.Campsites are first come, first served, no reservations. Campsites are assigned at check in based on camper/RV size and availability. Our camp site was large and had wooded space between sites. Our site had a bear box which was handy. Bears are in the area and bear preservation is taken seriously. Campers behind us were fined for leaving cooking pots outside unattended. The bathrooms are very old and could use updating. (I think they are the same ones which were there 35 years ago when I was a child.) They did function though. Pay showers down the road near the visitors center were a a bit pricey at $3.75 but worth it. Camp store near the visitors center.

The area is stunning and one of my favorite places on earth. Wish we could stay longer.

We drove from Yellowstone to Grand Teton National Park. We were in the queue by 11:30 am and there were about 4 vehicles in front of us.

The check in procedure was pretty slick. You don't have to get out of your car to check in. They have two members of staff working the queue and checking people in (taking their card or cash).

We were processed after approximately 30 minutes wait. We received a very basic map and a bear /wildlife warning notice. We had to ask about showers and laundry services.

We drove to our pitch and were immediately disappointed. €30 dollars for our micro tent and the pitch site was covered with stones. Absolutely no attempt had been made to make the site suitable for camping in a tent.

Then toilets were reasonably clean. Out of the 3 male and 3 female toilets, one in each were Out of Order. Thus only two toilets available for each sex for all in section M. The cleaning checklist was being updated but there toilets hadn't been 'thoroughly' cleaned in a while. The 'important bits' looked clean. E.g. The toilets and sink but again not thoroughly. The stains had been their for a while. The water was cold. $30 and only cold water to wash and No soap and No drying facilities. Neither towels or a hand drier! 2 sockets for charging but I didn't try them. I was already disappointed.

As mentioned above we received a notice about the imports of food and cooler safety. Being Hikers how temporarily have a car we don't Haverhill luxury of a cooler but food we do have. As there were no lockers we had to keep the food and toiletries in the car! For $30! We've been to Yosemite and watched the videos where bears break into cars. We weren't impressed at all.

Site covered with large stones and pebbles nowhere suitable for a tent.
No showers on site
Cold water only in toilet.
No soap in toilets.
No paper towels or driers in toilets.
No food lockers despite signage everywhere about the wildlife (bears etc and protecting them and your food).
Noises generators.
Reasonable privacy from others

We arrived late in the day and the other campgrounds were full so we stayed here for one night. Although it was pretty full the person at registration was able to get us a site next to some friends who arrived a few hours before us. The price for a site for power was $52 which for the site seemed high.

Since very few camping options are reservable around Tetons, except for $70/nt Colter Bay RV Park, we knew we'd be making a rather last minute decision on where to camp. We camped over Labor Day weekend. We had really wanted to try out some of the amazing boondocking around here, but ultimately, after 20 days on the road, the amenities (read, laundry!) at this campground won us over.

We showed up early from Yellowstone, probably around 10 am. They had a small site immediately available but it was generator free. We decided to go ahead and take it then immediately I went and hung out around the entrance waiting on a generator site to open up. Didn't have to wait long and they let me switch sites. Super friendly and knowledgeable guy checking us in.

The loops all seem to be pull-thrus which is nice, but to be honest, they look kinda rough. Looking down the road, all you see is campers lined up down the road (the pull-thrus only take the camper about 3' off of the road). But surprisingly, hidden on the other side of the camper are large sites looking right into the woods. I was pleasantly surprised with how huge our site was and how private it felt. While this wasn't my favorite set-up, I loved our site.

From the campground you can hike about 1/3 of a mile to the lakeshore that is amazing! It looks over Lake Jackson to the Tetons in the background. There is a formal beach area near the visitor's center, but the whole shore is amazing. Great place to go watch the sunset.

The amenities are the best reason to stay here. There's a great little grocery store/gift shop. They sell liquor, hot food and general grocery items. The ranger said that they're required to charge normal rates for essentials, so milk and such was not jacked up in price. There's a Starbucks coffee shop here!!! They charge about double what you're used to but hey, you're in the wilderness. They have great, free WIFI in the store and laundromat. There's showers and laundry here. It's got about everything you need.

We drove through the RV park and it's TOTALLY different. I know some people have to have full hook-ups but it felt really cramped and had no character. The campground is wooded but they still stack-em up in the RV park. Personally I don't think it's worth 2.5 times the cost.

It's about a 30 minute drive to Jenny Lake but it's pretty. There's also a gas station about a mile from the campground. Overall, this is a great place to experience the Tetons, just know that you'll be driving a good bit as this is pretty far North of all the action.