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ScoutToppings Lake Dispersed Camping
Week in the Tetons
Plenty of sites for tents and RVs. We came with 43 and 31 foot RVs. Cell signal is not strong. 5 day max stay. 30 to 45 min from Jackson. Very close to Grand Teton attractions.
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Campgrounds surrounding Moose, Wyoming provide access to Grand Teton National Park with options ranging from established sites to dispersed camping areas. Jenny Lake Campground offers tent camping within the national park boundaries, while Shadow Mountain Dispersed Camping provides free primitive sites with mountain views. Spread Creek Dispersed Campground features spacious sites with creek access, and Gros Ventre Campground provides over 300 developed campsites including both tent and RV options near the Gros Ventre River.
Most campgrounds in the area operate seasonally from May through October, with specific opening dates varying by elevation and weather conditions. Reservations are essential for popular locations like Jenny Lake, which fills quickly during summer months. According to one visitor, "You absolutely need to camp at Jenny Lake once in your life. Yes it's tent only so you will be 'roughing it'. But being lakeside at the base of the Grand Teton is nothing short of spectacular." Road conditions vary significantly, with dispersed camping areas often requiring high-clearance vehicles. Cell service is generally available at most locations, though signal strength varies. Bear-resistant food storage is required throughout the region, with many campgrounds providing bear boxes.
Wildlife viewing represents a significant draw for campers in the Moose area, with multiple reviews mentioning moose, bison, and bear sightings near or within campgrounds. Gros Ventre Campground receives particular mention for wildlife encounters, with one camper noting, "If you love wildlife this is the spot for you, from moose to buffalo you'll see it all." Proximity to hiking trails, fishing access, and scenic views of the Teton Range factor prominently in visitor experiences. Developed campgrounds provide amenities like flush toilets and potable water, while dispersed sites offer more privacy and typically no facilities. Campers frequently mention the balance between accessibility to Jackson (approximately 10 miles from many sites) and immersion in natural settings as a key advantage of camping in this area.
Best Campgrounds near Moose (249)
1. Gros Ventre Campground — Grand Teton National Park
"If you love wildlife this is the spot for you, from moose to buffalo you'll see it all. I feel like I should have brought a horse. Beautiful views and really cool trees."
"This was the first place I ever camped in Wyoming and I’ve been back three times since! The views are amazing. The drive to the site is kind of rough but it’s definitely worth it."
from $78 / night
Check Availability2. Shadow Mountain Dispersed Camping
"Shadow Mountain dispersed camping is just a few miles across the way from the Moose, Wyoming, entrance to Grand Teton National Park."
"Around Shadow Mountain there is about 8 miles worth of 4 wheeler trails that you can bike or walk where the other campsite locations are located. "
3. Jenny Lake Campground — Grand Teton National Park
"You absolutely need to camp at Jenny Lake once in your life. Yes it's tent only so you will be "roughing it". But the being lakeside at the base of the Grand Teton is nothing short of spectacular."
"Very good access to water all around the campground to put out fires or fill up your water tanks. You can even take a shower here with a little cash. "
from $13 - $58 / night
Check Availability4. Upper Teton View Dispersed
"Quick drive into Moose to enter the park. Just after the steep, curved part of the road in, there is a lot with many spots where you have the best view of the Tetons."
"Around 630 it appeared all the sites were full as we saw a lot of vehicles heading back down the road. So I'd suggest getting there fairly early."
5. Curtis Canyon Campground
"This is a nice little campground close to Jackson, WY, that is much quieter than campgrounds in Teton National Park. It has 12 sites for tents or smallish RVs. No hookups."
"Located up the mountain just above the elk wildlife refuge, I got there late at night, which was a little challenging given the road once in the campground gets pretty rough and bumpy in some stretches"
6. Colter Bay RV Park at Colter Bay Village — Grand Teton National Park
"We stayed in the Rv area with full hook-ups and a good sized site which was gravel with a picnic bench and surrounded by shade."
"This site was a very short and beautiful walk to the lake which we loved. Clean bathrooms two sites up the loop with water."
from $122 - $127 / night
Check Availability7. Signal Mountain Campground — Grand Teton National Park
"Get there around 11am to grab a site with a view, there’s only a handful. If those are full get a site near the entrance so you’re close to bathhouses, laundry, store, restaurant."
"Our spot was right next to the bathrooms, which was handy. Though we didn’t love the gravel box meant for the tent pad. Some sites had great views, ours was just trees and neighbors."
from $59 - $103 / night
Check Availability8. Antelope Springs Designated Dispersed Camping Sites 1-8
"we stayed here 12/16 and saw 12 moose on our drive back to town."
"Great views of the Tetons and we even saw a moose in the horizon in the morning! We came around 5pm and secured a spot."
9. Curtis Canyon Dispersed Camping
"Same great views you'd expect anywhere near the Tetons; trailhead to Goodwin Lake is close by. Full Teton view is better at the trailhead, but its not far."
"I do NOT recommend the drive unless you have off road suspension or have a smaller vehicle."
10. Colter Bay Tent Village at Colter Bay Village — Grand Teton National Park
"We saw moose, bear,foxes, and elk nearby. Market, laundry mat, and showers very close. Four stars"
"Surrounded by trees perfect for hammocks. Great designated, flat tent pad. Walking distance to the lake. Not too close to the shops but still close enough to walk to."
from $101 / night
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Recent Reviews near Moose, WY
1720 Reviews of 249 Moose Campgrounds
Andres K.ScoutTaylor Ranch Road Dispersed Camping
Nice but busy
Nice secluded sites. The road to the coordinates location is a bit rocky in the end, but managed to get through and tent camp with my prius. River sound is strong, also a lot of cars on the sides of the road on the way there and the campsite was packed as well. But it’s peak season at Teton too..
- BBT F.
TravelerShadow Mountain Dispersed Camping
Great views, but fills up SUPER fast
On the Bridger-Teton National Forest just outside Grand Teton National Park, Shadow Mountain is gorgeous, one of the most popular free camping areas in Jackson Hole, and fills up very quickly. It is a"Designated Dispersed Camping Area,” designed to protect natural resources from overuse and bad behavior(think improper food storage, abandoned campfires, and leaving human waste and trash).
Here there are 51 numbered sites, most of which have a steel fire ring.
Most sites have Teton views.(The best views of Grand Teton National Park aren’t necessarily inside Grand Teton National Park!)
Since this is an area in which black and grizzly bears live, food must be stored inside a hard-sided vehicle.
Although the BTNF and its nonprofit partner, Friends of the Bridger-Teton, place volunteer camping ambassadors at Shadow Mountain to help educate campers about food storage and putting fires dead out and have installed vault toilets at the base of the mountain, problems with human waste and campers leaving trash persist. These problems seem especially bad this summer.
Sites at Shadow Mountain are free and first-come/first-served. Most mornings, if you arrive after 10 a.m., you won't be able to get a site. You must be in a marked/numbered site, you cannot camp randomly along the road.
Between May 1 and Labor Day, there is a 5-day maximum stay limit in any 30 day period at Shadow Mountain. If you get to Jackson Hole too late to get a spot at Shadow Mountain, consider camping for a night at Moran Vista, which is less than a 30-minute drive from Shadow Mountain. To get to Moran Vista, go back out to U.S. Highway 191, turn right(north) and go for about 12 miles to to Forest Road 30290. Turn right here and go 1/4 mile off the highway to the Moran Vista Camping Area. While only a large parking lot, its location is unbeatable, it’s free, and it rarely fills up. If you’re set on camping at Shadow Mountain, stay here one night and then head over to Shadow early the next morning to see if any sites have opened up.
As of July the BTNF has a digital reader board at the turn off going into to Shadow that tells you when the sites are full.
- BBT F.Traveler
Antelope Springs Designated Dispersed Camping Sites 1-8
Gorgeous views close to Tetons, but fills up SUPER fast!
On the Bridger-Teton National Forest just outside Grand Teton National Park, Shadow Mountain is gorgeous, one of the most popular free camping areas in Jackson Hole, and fills up very quickly. It is a"Designated Dispersed Camping Area,” designed to protect natural resources from overuse and bad behavior(think improper food storage, abandoned campfires, and leaving human waste and trash).
Here there are 51 numbered sites, most of which have a steel fire ring. Most sites have Teton views.(The best views of Grand Teton National Park aren’t necessarily inside Grand Teton National Park!)
Since this is an area in which black and grizzly bears live, food must be stored inside a hard-sided vehicle.
Although the BTNF and its nonprofit partner, Friends of the Bridger-Teton, place volunteer camping ambassadors at Shadow Mountain to help educate campers about food storage and putting fires dead out and have installed vault toilets at the base of the mountain, problems with human waste and campers leaving trash persist. These problems seem especially bad this summer.
Sites at Antelope Springs/Shadow Mountain are free and first-come/first-served. Most mornings, if you arrive after 10 a.m., you won't be able to get a site. You must be in a marked/numbered site, you cannot camp randomly along the road.
Between May 1 and Labor Day, there is a 5-day maximum stay limit in any 30 day period at Shadow Mountain. If you get to Jackson Hole too late to get a spot at Shadow Mountain, consider camping for a night at Moran Vista, which is less than a 30-minute drive from Shadow Mountain. To get to Moran Vista, go back out to U.S. Highway 191, turn right(north) and go for about 12 miles to to Forest Road 30290. Turn right here and go 1/4 mile off the highway to the Moran Vista Camping Area. While only a large parking lot, its location is unbeatable, it’s free, and it rarely fills up. If you’re set on camping at Shadow Mountain, stay here one night and then head over to Shadow early the next morning to see if any sites have opened up.
As of July the BTNF has a digital reader board at the turn off going into to Shadow that tells you when the sites are full.
- JJay H.Traveler
Upper Teton View Dispersed
Forest boondocking close to Tetons
There are a few different access roads into the forest off of 89 driving south of the Moran junction. We turned in directly across from the Cunningham Cabin road. The road is narrow and pretty rough and steep in some spots. We saw RVs and trailers bigger than ours making it up, but a bus or large 5th wheel couldn't do it. We drive a Rav4 TRD and tow a small Hiker Trailer square-drop, so not too bad for us.
We arrived mid-afternoon on a Wednesday. As we drove up the road, we passed several turnouts, many with multiple camping spots but mostly already taken. We kept moving up the road and found a longer turnout into a large clearing that was empty. We found a good spot and we were able to level up the trailer. We were by ourselves the first night but the second night we had 4 other groups scattered out around us but not a problem at all. We were there on the nights of July 1 and July 2 -- highs of 80 and lows of about 40, so bring layers.
David H.ScoutWolf Flats Recreation Area
Lots of trees and brush next to river.
This area is next to the Snake River, with lots of trees and brush, that are loaded with birds.
The access road is a well graded with dirt and gravel. Fishermen use this as a high speed at times, transportation route for their boats and vehicles to up river access. There can be a lot of dust and noise when the traffic is high. Most of the traffic stops after dark.
There are some sites that are along the river and some away from the river. A few sites are fairly private. There are quite a few places to get larger rigs or groups in.
There are a few spots that are level, but most are not.
We arrived late in the day, middle of the week in mid-June and most sites were already taken.
We did end up finding a nice spot near the river, and spent a pleasant evening and night.
People do seem to be leaving a lot of trash in these sites. Spent quite a bit of time picking up food packages and other assorted garbage.
The only toilet we saw was at the entrance to the area. It was clean and well stocked.
We would stay again.
- JJess P.
GuideHeadwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch — John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway
Safe, Clean, and Helpful Amenities
This campground was great!
We had a tent spot, but we were able to check in at the building that said it was for RV’s. The park ranger was super nice and pointed out what we needed to do in terms of being bear safe (we are from the south where bears are not prevalent)
We probably had the smallest camp site in the entire camp, but it was still large enough for our van, a canopy, the picnic table and bear box plus some.
The rangers will drive around and make sure your scented items are placed in the bear boxes— there is a grizzly bear in the area, but we were told she doesn’t visit the campgrounds as often as she used to.
This campground has a coffee shop, a gas station, a gift shop, a lounge, bathrooms, and a laundry room.
Trash and recycling is available near the check in station.
It was a busy camp, and you will have neighbors, but there are quiet hours and it was quiet sleeping with our windows down.
Darryl G.ScoutPhillips Bench Trailhead
Great primitive, mostly level parking spot
Great primitive, mostly level parking spot for the night. It's right next to the paved road. Located next to a stream. There were four vehicles there last night: 1 class B van, 1 car, 1 SUV, and 1 truck with a long camping trailer.
- MMatt F.Guide
Gros Venture Campground
Amazing campground with access to every thing
Gross Ventre was our base camp for adventure. It had plenty of space for our raft trailer. It was quiet in the F loop. The host team was outstanding. We are going back!!
Guide to Moose
Campsites near Moose, Wyoming occupy an elevation range between 6,500 and 7,800 feet, creating distinct microclimates affecting camping conditions throughout the season. Snow can remain on higher-elevation sites until late June, while lower areas along creek beds experience mosquito populations from mid-June through July. Most campgrounds stay open from mid-May through mid-October, with road closures common during winter months due to snowfall.
What to do
Lakeside paddling access: Jackson Lake at Colter Bay RV Park offers canoe and kayak rentals just minutes from campsites. "We were a minute walk away from the lake and a perfect view of the mountains. They had a great general store with decent prices for being the only store around," notes Heather H.
Wildlife observation spots: Early mornings at meadow edges provide optimal viewing times near campgrounds. "We saw three moose inside this campground. Only stayed for a night but it sure was beautiful!" reports Taylor H. about Gros Ventre Campground, where bison and moose regularly appear.
Mountain hiking trails: Over 200 miles of trails connect to camping areas throughout the region. Trails from Jenny Lake Campground provide direct access to popular routes. "Great views, access to trails, relatively private and quiet!" says Shannon J.
What campers like
Unobstructed mountain panoramas: Upper Teton View Dispersed offers clear sightlines to the Teton Range. "This really is the most amazing view. We got here about 2:30pm on a Friday. May 30 2025. It had some people in the best spots but we were able to get a spot with a view," writes Lori J.
Spacious dispersed sites: Wide clearings at Spread Creek Dispersed Campground allow for greater privacy than developed campgrounds. "On our walk out this morning, we noticed a family of deer munching in the field; this is a very lovely spot," shares one camper.
Rustic solitude: Many campers appreciate the basic, undeveloped nature of dispersed camping areas. "This spot in the National Forest was great for the nights we were visiting Grand Tetons National Park. If you have a pickup truck with a RTT or are car camping you can find a spot here almost any time of the night," notes Joshua M. about Curtis Canyon Dispersed Camping.
What you should know
Early arrival essential: Most non-reservable sites fill completely by mid-morning during peak season. "It's worth the early wake up to get in here. It's worse on the weekends but the views make up for it," advises Darrell N. about Jenny Lake Campground.
High-clearance vehicle requirements: Many dispersed camping areas require navigating rough roads. "The road up is a little rough but made it fine towing our 38ft 5th wheel. Views are amazing and probably none better in the Tetons when camping for free," reports Chuck S.
Bear safety protocols: All camping areas require proper food storage, with enforcement checks common. "This is enforced and even a locked cooler can be confiscated by rangers," warns Andrea P. from Gros Ventre Campground.
Tips for camping with families
Campground amenities access: Signal Mountain Campground offers facilities that balance convenience with natural surroundings. "Signal Mountain campground is my favorite in the park. Some sites have electric and it sits near Jackson Lake so some sites have a nice view," explains Deanna C., noting nearby showers and a store.
Kid-friendly swimming spots: Several campgrounds provide safe access to lakes with gradual entry points. "We rented kayaks from the campground and explored the little lake...the views were absolutely surreal," shares Amber A.
Weather preparation: Temperature swings of 30-40 degrees between day and night occur regularly, even in summer. "The winds were pretty strong at night and it dropped into the low 40s in mid August, so bring warm sleeping gear," recommends a camper at Shadow Mountain.
Tips from RVers
Leveling challenges: Curtis Canyon Campground requires preparation for uneven terrain. "Sites are not level...asphalt pads are in need of repair. Water not near sites, so be sure to fill up before heading to site," advises Nancy C.
Size limitations: Many campgrounds restrict RV length, with sites under trees limiting height. "Most sites are pretty uneven so bring blocks. I had to get pretty creative in our super C. It's also pretty packed in. Don't expect to have room to maybe even put out your awning," reports Chris A.
Generator regulations: National park campgrounds enforce strict generator hours, typically 8-10am and 5-7pm only. "Would have loved more electric sites to keep from having to run the generator," notes a Signal Mountain camper.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see moose in Grand Teton National Park?
Where can I see moose in Grand Teton National Park?
The Gros Ventre Campground is one of the best places in Grand Teton National Park to see moose. The campground's location near the Gros Ventre River creates an ideal moose habitat with many sightings reported in and around the campground itself. Some campers even report moose wandering through the campground, particularly in the F loop. Another excellent moose-watching location is around the aptly named Moose, Wyoming area, including nearby meadows and wetlands where moose frequently feed. Early mornings and evenings typically offer the best viewing opportunities.
What is the best time of year to spot moose in the Tetons?
What is the best time of year to spot moose in the Tetons?
Spring and fall are prime moose-viewing seasons in Grand Teton National Park. During spring (May-June), moose emerge from winter habitats and are more active near wetlands and rivers. Fall (September-October) brings the rutting season when bull moose are particularly visible as they search for mates. The area around Shadow Mountain Dispersed Camping offers good wildlife viewing opportunities within a short distance of the Moose entrance to the park. Summer also provides viewing opportunities, though the increased tourist traffic might make wildlife more elusive during peak daytime hours.
Are there guided moose-watching tours in Grand Teton National Park?
Are there guided moose-watching tours in Grand Teton National Park?
Yes, Grand Teton National Park offers guided wildlife tours that include moose watching. The park's official rangers conduct wildlife viewing excursions during peak seasons. For visitors staying at Signal Mountain Campground or Colter Bay RV Park, the nearby visitor centers can provide information about scheduled ranger-led programs. Private wildlife tour operators based in Jackson also offer specialized moose-watching excursions. These guided tours provide expert knowledge on moose behavior and the best viewing locations while ensuring visitors maintain safe distances from these powerful animals.
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