A tenter's perspective.
This is a campground of uneven quality. Many sites are well taken care of and others are totally unkempt. Others are subject to the bright lights of bathrooms which blaze all night long. It seems as though GTNP has not taken the Dark Sky Program to heart.
If you are located within view of a bathroom, then prepare for a nighttime nuisance if you camp in a tent.
Less than half of the sites are truly good ones for tent campers. For example in loop E which is supposed to be for tents I would rate as "Good" sites 110, 113, 118, 123, & 125; "Very Good" Sites 116 & 117. Others are either uneven, weedy, or close enough to a bathroom to be annoying at night. Some are exceptionally cramped..
Starting with the bathroom problem: These sites in loops A-G are affected by all night light pollution-#4, 23, 25, 26, 27, 36, 45, 46,, 47, 76, 77, 78,79, 83, 84, 85, 86, 95, 96, 99,111, 112, 120, 121, 141, 142, 143, 147, 148…and many more.
On the F & G loops on the hill, for tents, the F loop is compromised by tall Verizon towers directly in the center of the loop. See photo. The G loop is less impacted and best sites there are 140, 146, 149. The C loop has not been examined because it is so tightly packed that I wouldn't want to camp there.
I also would not camp in the upper loops which have serious maintenance issues.
That said, the trees are wonderful and the adjacent village has nearly everything one needs including showers and a laundromat. And, of course, Jackson Lake. We spent four days here.
Hosts are personable.
