Toppings Lake Dispersed Campsites #18 - 19

Camping is only allowed in designated Campsites. Roads are rough. No services or toilets. Flies and mosquitoes are plentiful. Few sites suitable for Class A and big fifth wheel units. Better sites available for large RVs off Spread Creek Road in National Forest. Bring water to drown your fire. Food storage is required due to bears in the area. Tent campers must bury their feces and toilet paper. No trash containers so you must pack it out. Fires only in established fire rings. You may not construct new fire rings. Obey the rules. Fines can be expensive. Cell service is poor to none.

Great location to Grand Tetons and Yellow Stone. Amazing views. Black flies are brutal during the day. Amazing views to wake up to. Plan on staying again in July.

If you've got a smaller rig, a 4x4 vehicle, or a tent (and a highish clearance vehicle) - THESE ARE THE SPOTS! We don't have a small rig, but considered dragging the tent up here in the Jeep. Then it snowed, so...

Unlike it's brethren below (Lower Teton & Upper Teton), these designated campsites are private and aren't designated for groups. Groups are welcome to use them (>75ppl requires a permit!), but all vehicles *must* stay in designated campsites and on non-vegetated areas.

Site 27 atop the 'hill' is the most epic of sites - but getting up there takes a small rig and some bravery due to rutting.

Site 19 is very cute - and has a view of the Tetons, although it is capped by a power line.

Site 24 is huge, and could handle multiple rigs or tents - it's a marked site with a large grassy area for setting up on - but again, rutting to get there is pretty fierce in 2019.

Not all of the sites up here have a Teton view - but a few do (19/24/17)

Scout ahead. Pack-in, Pack-out. 5 day limit.

Cellular is nearly non-existent up here.

Butttt there are big power lines in the way. We didn’t mind, prefer the privacy. There are 4 sites within this cluster. Spot #19 was the largest. 18 had views, The other two spots closer to the road don’t show up as numbers on the map photo.

The road in was rough. Granted it had rained. Lots of potholes. Still doable,
Take it slow, but scout first if you can. We saw a minivan in spot twenty-something.

We somehow got in here with our 30ft TT. We did a little scrapping. We would NOT have been able to get in this spot if the spot next to it wasn’t open too. We initially drove the whole way to the lake, once past the lake we were able to turn around, but again would not have be able to if site was occupied.

Would recommend scouting this area first, unless you want to camp in the two busier lots.

I’m under the impression that ‘Topping’s Lake’ is actually just part of ‘Spread Creek Dispersed’ (see map). With that being said. The spots on FR30290 are much easier to get to as the road is pretty nice. (see review on Spread Creek site #1)

I'm not sure where 18 and 19 are, or what site number we were in, therefore, this review is about the area in general.

Momentum 351 -- 39' long - no problems getting in, just be sure when the road splits you stay left. I dropped my rig and scouted before pulling in.

As for the spot itself; this place has amazing views and if you're lucky enough to get an end spot west end you'll have wide open unobstructed views of the whole Teton range.

One thing to be aware of... MICE!! I killed three in my rig and about another 4 on the slide arms in 10 days time. This happened even though I've sealed up everywhere possible, (I've had mice before) they still get in along the slides. We are here at the end of September, the night temps are in the 30's, so of course they are trying to get in. Do yourself a favor and bring some traps just in case.

In addition there are lots of very small chipmunks here, you'll see them playing everywhere, but be aware they love to build nests in the hoods of cars so open your hood at night!

Other than that this place is heaven, there are only a few places like the Tetons and this view cannot be beat!

For internet I used Starlink at this location with excellent service. Version was not good, T-Mobile which is usually the best for me these days was non-existent.

Enjoy.