Fireside Resort Jackson Hole

So, my first impression was wrong. As we pulled into Fireside Resort, the road is bordered by modern cabins like tiny houses. The trees that line the road have some lights and the entrance has a resort like look and feel.

That is until you drive your RV around back to find an average campground that you would find along highways where travelers spend a night and move on with no frills. Gravel roads, gravel sites that have straggly, thin, un-mowed, untrimmed grass on each site. If an RV pulls in and parks to check in, it blocks the access to the campground and you either have wait or drive all around the wrong way through empty sites trying to get to your site.

There are several seasonal sites that are dumpy. In all fairness, it is generally neat and trash free and the Magpies are entertaining. There are NO amenities or extras including NO LAUNDRY, which I would expect given the daily fees. This is not a RESORT!

They use Jackson Hole Campground at times and other times Fireside Resort. It’s misleading and disingenuous.

Their hook is their location and they take full advantage. It is on the road to the back entrance to Teton N.P. It’s close to Wilson WY and Teton Pass to Idaho. It is 5 miles from downtown Jackson Hole.

This park is the most expensive place my wife and I have stayed during our cross country trip. Oh, did I mention there are ZERO Amenities beyond Wi-Fi and cable.

So if you are forced to come here, lower your expectations, and get out your wallet. $167 a night. Summer 2022

They have cute tiny cabins but the RV park is a joke. With taxes it was $148 for tiny spots crammed together full of people who have rented RVs and apparently had no clue that you don't walk through people's sites. So basically 150 bucks to be a walkway for other rude campers... NEVER AGAIN!!!!

Absolutely the worst signage from road...no signage, actually. Look for Fireside Resort sign (see pictures). Jackson Hole Campground is located in back, not visible from highway and NO signage. I had to use google maps with satellite view on the iPad while driving to see where to turn!
Sites a bit close together. Nice trees. No road noise. Very convenient to Jackson (about 5 miles) and Teton Village (about 1 mile). Restrooms and showers are clean but not new. Laundry includes 5 dryers and 5 washers. $2 each except for one large dryer at $5. Clothes dry after single pay. Nice desk staff.

This campground is about 6 miles from Jackson Hole and 5 miles from Teton Village. The campground isn't too bad, but considering how expensive it is, I expected a lot more. $99 night for a "standard" site, which is there least expensive category. The general area is beautiful, but once you get into your site you find yourself about 8 feet away from your neighbor and looking out at their sewage line. There was zero appeal for spending any time outside at our site, which is what I wanted from a pricy campsite a bit out of town. It is nominally more attractive than the Virginian (located in town of Jackson Hole), but I would much rather stay at the Virginian for the optimum location. The name of this place is confusing--it is part of the Fireside Resort, but has a separate website. I've seen it written "Jackson Hole Campground at Fireside Resort" or just "Fireside Resort".

Pros:
Staff is friendly
Bike path network around the area is fantastic--ride your bike (5 miles) to Teton Village or Aspen Market (cute natural food shop) (2.5 miles)
Laundry
Front desk sells basic convenience items

Cons:
Expensive
You must pay your stay in advance in full, any cancellation incurs $25 fee
Sites close together
worse than no view--looking over your neighbors sewage line that runs between your narrow strip of grass
No appeal for spending time at your site outside
Wifi didn't work

I am writing this so that others may be warned.

Sept 2016 we planned to come to this location after spending a week in Yellowstone. We made the reservation while in Yellowstone. $300 up front with no issues making the reservation. The day before we were to leave the South Gate was closed due to fire for a unspecified amount of time. Calling to cancel we were informed that we would not get any of the $300 credited. We were told that there were more than one road into Jackson hole. If you look at a map you will understand why this was not acceptable. We tried to work this out so that we might get part of the money credited. Long story short; it took till December for our bank to credit the total amount.

Making Reservations was very easy, the Staff was very friendly, BUT..... Mens Restroom was closed 2 of the four days we were there. The site "they" said we could fit our rig in, when we parked, the slide outs when deployed actually reached to the site beside us. The driveway into the park was a one lane driveway (approximately one block long), so if you happen to meet someone leaving as you were pulling in, not sure what would happen. Overall a very tight place to pull a large rig into. The only thing going for this place is the view, other than that, just an average park.

Dan & Jaclyn are world travelers, having kicked the dirt in over 100 countries and sailed within all 7 seas. Currently, we are full-time, location independent, perpetual travelers, roaming around North America.

We have chosen the Jackson Hole Campground @ Fireside Resort due to its proximity to Jackson Hole Ski Resort (1-mile)

WHAT OTHERS ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
Arriving, during a snowstorm, we had to utilize our snow socks to get us safely up and over the mountain passes. That said, I have no nails left on my fingers, as it was quite the experience.

Upon arrival, the resort rolled out the red carpet, offering us a tour of the property, while also suggesting we choose our specific spot. Due to the amount of snow the park had received over the last couple days, although the park itself was still very much at work in regards to snow maintenance, our chose spot had to yet been cleared of snow.

It was then, they brought out a team of people to plow and shovel the site of the feet of snow. Once we settled our BiG RiG into her spot, the team once again came around and throughout our stay to shovel around the BiG RiG keeper our paths clear of freshly fallen snow.

This being the winter season, we had our 30/50 amp services although no sewer or running water. for us we run dry during the winter months so that was no a necessity for us. Additionally, to the winter experience was daily rig-side trash pick-up, bath-houses with heated floors and water near he bathhouses to fill either our jugs or a pressure push for our BiG RiG.

SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
We found the greatest amenity to be the driver at our beck-n-call. Simply by calling and requesting a pick up at our BiG RiG, we had our driver take us to and from skiing. What a great amenity as to enjoy not only the great skiing, but also the apr'ed afterwards without liability.

During the winter months there were only a few campers on property during out stay. Therefore our on property experience was super quiet and everything was exceptional clean. We utilized our AT&T without boost as well as the campground WiFi that for us, during our stay was more than adequate.

Feeling like VIPs upon arrival, a tour of the property, our snow removers, bathhouse heated floors and our personal driver demanded a rating of

RATING - CAMPING EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS

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CAMPED MARCH 2018
POSTED SEPTEMBER 1018

Absolutely great location for skiing Jackson Hole resort. The resort itself is very nice and has full hookups except during the winter. Electric was available on site and there was a water fill station near the bathrooms.

In winter, they close the men’s bathroom, but leave the women’s and shared family bathroom open. The family bathroom has separate showers and stalls, but is awkward as a man to walk into the shared bathroom when a family with kids are trying to get a shower. We explained this to the office manager and she agreed to credit us if we decided to leave early (which we did).

The bathrooms were in good workable condition, but should be better considering the nightly rate.

Overall, we loved our time in Jackson and this campground was a nice home base for us at the time. However, we will be staying at the nearby national forest campgrounds if we ever come back during the spring, summer, or fall.

Campground is 15 minutes from Jackson Hole which is great. I assume it was electric only due to the weather but even the dump was closed. Bathrooms could use some attention, you can tell their priority are the tiny homes, campers not so much. Site lists the site as $59 but after the taxes and “resort fee” it comes out to $69.22 for a night, I spent less at a koa with full hookups on the shore of Corpus Christi.

First be aware that this campground has been renamed Fireside Resort.
While a little out of the way, we found it perfect for exploring Grand Teton National Park. Be aware that the Jackson traffic is horrible as most of it is 2 lane roads. So it will extend getting to/from the campground. It was quiet. The grounds are well kept. The sites are gravel with a parallel swath of grass. Picnic tables. The fire rings are in the process of being replaced. You can use your own like a Solo Stove. We had electric only. Lucked out with a pull thru site with a water spigot at the end. Made it easy to fill the water tank. The wi-fi is excellent even in the evening when everyone is back. Nothing went wrong so we did not have to interact with the staff other than check-in which went smoothly. A lot of sites have shade especially the ones along the parameter. We did see a moose pass through one evening!