Toppings Lake in Bridger-Teton National Forest

People STOP putting pictures of anything that is NOT AT THIS SITE!! Its so misleading and its a LIE!!!!

This site is about 2.5 miles off Highway 89. Very private. Lots of wood can be gathered in surrounding area. At dusk elk were bugling near campsite!! Biggest negative is that the site is not near the vault toilet at the base of the campground, so you’ll need to dig a hole or drive to the bottom.

Although it can be pretty busy and hard to find a private campsite, the views are worth it! You can stay in the main area at the bottom if there’s room, or keep driving up the NF road to the other designated spots. There are no toilets and some of the areas are not very private so you may have to walk up the road a bit to do your business. I stayed here on my way to Yellowstone from Tetons.

This made a great base to explore the park. The lower designated sites were crowded (often with more than one camper by site). I drove up a little further up and enjoyed lots of solitude. Some of the sites are walk-up: you park here the yellow sign is and hike a couple of minutes to the actual designates site (if you have a tent). IMHO these were the best: best views, solituded and even signal! Downside: you can't see the tent from the sign so I got back from hikes and the spot to park the car was filled. As someone else said: the vault toilet is at the entrance. There isn't one as far as I drove up. The road varies in quality: some parts are very smooth, some parts are very rocky (so parts looked very muddy after rain!). There were some bugs/mosquitos but not too crazy.

Campsites with beautiful views. We had a truck bed camper and stayed on site 6 for 3 nights. Very rough road to get up to sites 4-7 - no RVs up there as they would not make it. Saw RVs on the other side sites 8-27. No bathroom up by sites 4-7. Bathroom is at the entrance at the bottom of the hill. Glad I had a camping toilet. Never drove to other side, so don’t know if they had toilets on that side. Night sky was unbelievable.

One of our favorite dispersed sites throughout our trip in Wyoming & Montana! This must be one of the best views of the Tetons- being able to see them through sunset & sunrise from camp was incredible. No better morning coffee spot! We found hiking/horse trails nearby our site & opted to explore around those instead of a formal hike- so glad we did because we got 360 views of the entire valley. Sites are primitive with just a fire ring & bear box, but that’s how we like it. Highly recommend if you are looking for a quiet spot with incredible views!

Views were pretty. It was a little far (30 to the park; 45 to town). I’d recommend somewhere with real bathroom, service, or by a river).

Super popular, almost too popular. Definitely exceeding the site limitations. Expect generators and possibly loud groups. Folks will roll up late and park wherever; although overall friendly atmosphere. We’re all just looking for free camping with a view. Clean privy w/ donation box.

Stayed for 3 nights here and it was great. Very quiet and secluded where I camped (towards the end). Didn’t see any wildlife during my stay. Most sites are very large and can accommodate several units/vehicles. Road is a little rocky so take it slow. The views at some sites are incredible views of the Tetons! You can select from lush forest type campsites or open field campsites. There is a ball toilet at the very beginning but it’s really only accessible if you’re staying at the first six sites. All of the other sites are up the hill so you would likely have to drive down. There are no picnic tables but there are rock fire pits but at this time they had a do not burn ban in effect.  The mosquitoes are not too bad here but the blackflies were relentless on myself and the dog so come prepared. You are a quick 10 to 15 minute drive to the entrance of the Tetons or 25 minutes to Jackson. I had 1-2 bars of LTE via AT&T outside of my camper van. Definitely would stay here again. 

We stayed in the 1-5 area separated from the rest of the sites. Very open, just shrubs, no trees, and a power line was near. The spot we stayed in said tent only, no vehicle. We took that to mean no RV but weren’t sure as we drove in. But the camping hosts came by and said we were fine. They also said that there was a black bear down that was just down the hill and had been hanging out for a few days. They just reminded us to keep all food stored safely in a bear safe compartment (there are non provided at the sites). We kept it in our yeti cooler in the car. The bear never came closer to bothered us. Suuuuper windy! All night the wind was hitting the tent since there was nothing to block it. Not sure if it is always that windy, though. Could have just been the weather. We only stayed one night. But the sunset and sunrise view of the Tetons was great!!!

Got there early in the afternoon and about half of the spots were taken but I was able to get an amazing spot overlooking the range. Definitely recommend

At the time of this review , Sept 2020, everyone and the mom was out camping at tbe Grand Tetons. There were no campsites to be had at all. My wife and I rented an RV and we had tried 3 other sites that were completely full.

I found Toppins on The Dyrt app and were in business. We arricveto out site at 2pm. We were lucky we did. We were able to choose an area that faced the Grand Teton range and the view was awesome.

Be advised, this place filled up very quickly. Get there early. If you can be self contained and handle dispersed camping, you're good to go. Get there early as I stated.

There is plenty of hiking and other activities to do there. Would go back if withouy any hesitation.

I stayed here for 5 nights over Labor Day weekend and am grateful we got a spot on Wednesday because it was busy. It’s just past Triangle X if you are coming from Jackson.

The sites are a decent size and there are many. I would recommend having a AWD if you want to get any site with a view but I took my Civic Sport and was able to still get a secluded spot. But past the first few sites on the right, I would recommend an suv or truck because how rocky the gravel road. I really enjoyed staying here but if you are looking to explore the town, it takes an hour one way to get there but the views are magical along the way.

It only takes 25 mins to get to Bradley or Taggart lake, which there are some great trails that lead there and north to Amphitheatre lake. Which I would recommend as well.

Very level boon docking sites with a grand view of the Tetons. Your only allowed to stay for 5 days due to the views. The dirt road that you come in is a little rocky but not bad. I have a 40ft class A with no problems getting to site. You just have to travel around 5 mph or slower in some spots.

Stayed in a dispersed site. Road is washboard and had some big potholes.

Overall beautiful site very close to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone.

Found this sight by word of mouth from a family member. It features deep forest to the East and the Grand Tetons to the west. Marked camp grounds are well separated from other areas. It’s first come first serve and we were lucky enough to get a spot. If can be windy and it is very dewy in the mornings. But the stars are spectacular and the sunset behind the Tetons is a replica of the Patagonia logo. It has marked fire pits and enough parking for roughly two cars per site. It’s proximate to Jackson WY, the Teton national park, and Yellowstone national park.