I visited the Grand Tetons on a Saturday to do some hiking and when I was done I began to look for a campground at around 3pm. I downloaded a bunch of dispersed camping sites to my phone, because after doing this for awhile(almost 3 years) I've come to know that the camping sites are usually full on the weekend and with this unfortunate pandemic, people are still wanting to get out to spend time outdoors. But to my surprise, the Gros Ventre Campground (pronounced Grow-vont) wasn't full and it was a great spot to stay at.  I've been to a few NPs where the campgrounds are on top of each other, and they're a little cramped, which doesn't lend to much privacy, but this spot was different and gave occupants more space than I was used to.  The Gros Ventre River is nearby, so you can go for a stroll and sit by the river to cool off (Summertime) and  enjoy the view.  The crew that maintained the grounds were awesome and informative and I will definitely will be staying there on my way to Glacier National Park next month.

I highly recommend it!

We spent five nights here towards the end of July 2020. This campground is a first come first, so you should try to get in line as early as possible. We were here during COVID-19; they had set up the office outside; everyone was supposed to be in line with their vehicles and stay inside. Many rangers would check you in. We got site#25 for five nights. There is a max limit of 14 days. The campsites are at a perfect distance from each other. Most, around 300, are dry camping sites, they only have a few, I think 20 to 30, electric sites. Many campsites have views of Grand Tetons; ours had some view of it. The roads and sites are paved. There is a lot of greenery. You can also see wildlife here. It's common to see Moose here, but during our stay, we only saw deers. As for cell reception, we could get 3 to 4 bars for Verizon, and one LTE or three 3G bars for AT&T. This campground is outside of the National Park, but close to Jackson. Every day we drove about 11 miles to National Park through the Moose Entrance, a fun drive. We spent three days exploring the Grand Tetons NP and made a day trip to Yellowstone NP.

For the amount of people in this campground, it was quiet and pleasant. This tends to be the Grand Teton campground that fills up last, so my friend and I opted to stop here first, since we were coming in early afternoon. Good call because we snagged one of the last remaining sites! (This was on a Wednesday in July.)

We spotted a moose by the river a ways out of the campground, but no wildlife sightings in the campground itself.

Plenty of room for two 2+ tents. Picnic table and fire pit. Good sized bear box. (We were told it's okay to lock things in your car, as well. The bears here apparently don't break into cars like they do in Yosemite. Interestingly enough, we were also told by a ranger that the bears here are not scared by bear bells and in fact, are curious about them and have approached people with them because of that curiosity. So we went with carrying bear spray on hikes instead.)

Bathrooms are clean and well stocked. During COVID times, there's a sign limiting the bathrooms to one person or one family group at a time, but many people ignored this sign and would come in anyway. (Being from a COVID hot spot, I found this annoying and disrespectful, but I can't hold this against the campground.)

Supposedly there are showers for campers in the park, but during COVID times, these are closed. So no showers for now.

There are central bear proof trashcans and recycling bins. You can buy ice and firewood at the camp office.

Bring allergy medication if you're allergic to cottonwoods!

Even in July, it got chilly at night, so I was glad to have hand warmers with me to throw in my sleeping bag. (It was maybe in the upper 30s?)

Overall, a nice site. We noticed that the bathrooms tended to be less crowded in the loops that had both tents and RV's because it seemed RV's were using their own bathrooms. So if you're a tenter, this is a good little tidbit to know.

First come, first served.  Thankfully they seemed to have plenty of spaces the week we were in Grand Teton NP.  We came down from Yellowstone with our trailer.  I was hoping to stay here as I love Jackson and this spot is fairly close to town, about 30 minutes.  It was raining so we went out to dinner a few times and spent the rest of our time driving and hiking.  Didn't hang out in our campsite during the day or evening too much.  

These sites seemed really small.  We got our 16 foot trailer in just fine but getting our SUV off the road would have been impossible if it were any longer.  We watched the neighbors struggle to back their trailer in for quite a while, with all the nastiness that goes along with that.  Road through the loop was blocked off and everything.  

The bathrooms were clean and right across the road.  Beyond the bathroom was lots of woods and stream bed full of animal trails.  If you are looking for wildlife, just camp here. Moose a plenty.  Also found a beautiful buck hiding back in the trees as we took a walk behind the campground.  

No hook ups but there is an RV dump and you can refill your water tanks if needed.  The scenery is gorgeous here.  I will camp here every time I come back.

Closest campground to Jackson Hole Large campground with seven loops/372 sites plus a group site that is first-come, first available. Loops are divided according to type: tent only, RV with allowable generator use, electric with no generators allowed, non-electric, group. The electric sites are pricey ($40 with a senior pass) so we used one for just one night to charge up and switched to a non-electric for the second night. Sites vary in size; some shrubbery or trees provide separation between some sites but not all. Our site for the first night (D184) was a little confusing in that the picnic table was located quite a distance from our parking pad and behind what almost looks like another parking pad (but it is not paved and does not have a number). When we returned in the evening, we found two people parked in this area using our table. They wanted to set up a tent but we held our ground. We woke the next morning to another car parked there! Our next night was spent in site D232, with a view of the mountains. Flush toilets with no showers as you would expect in a national park.  There is a dump station and everything is recycled, including propane canisters, a welcome change after not seeing any recycling in Idaho. Very pleasant and helpful staff at check-in. They even showed us a photo of a carving made in a tree in our site. Obviously, they were not condoning the defacing of a tree but since it was there, it was nice they let us know about it as we never would have thought to look for it. This is the closest campground to Mormon village and to the town of Jackson Hole.

I went out to Wyoming a couple of summers ago, and honestly it was one of the most amazing trips I have ever been on. I stayed with some friends from college in Gros Ventre campground. There were a whole bunch of us spread out over 3 sites, but the staff was very accommodating and helped us find three sites that were all connected.

The sites themselves are great. Pretty secluded from the other campers, which I love. The campground has clean drinking water and is located next to a river if you need to wash off. No showers though, so it really feels like you're roughing it.

The campground is located only about 20 minutes from the town of Jackson Hole. The place made me want to never leave Wyoming. The town has some cute coffee shops, a bouldering wall downtown, and awesome stores for outdoor enthusiasts.

The camp is also located only about 20 minutes from Grand Teton National Park. If you've never been to Wyoming, you can't imagine how beautiful this place is in the summer. Wildflowers everywhere, and once you get far enough into the park it feels like you're somewhere no other people have ever been. The stars are crazy bright and the mountains are unreal. Definitely one of my favorite national parks. I would highly recommend taking a backpacking trip through the Tetons or doing some rock climbing.

One of my all time favorite campgrounds and favorite places.

The road to the campground we were going to was closed due to a landslide. This was the next one on the route so we tried it. There are 300 sites on multiple loops. The ranger checking us in was cheerful and gave us a recommendation for hiking with dogs. Dogs are not allowed in many places here since it’s in Teton National Park. 

The campsite was ok. Plenty of room for my teardrop camper and my car next to it. The area around the gravel had really tall vegetation. Storage lockers for food are at each site - a bear track was just outside my site. Water is available at the restrooms but I saw people wash dinner dishes using it. Sauce and leavings were washed right down at the water source. The restrooms are old. There were lines - even for the men. Only a few are available in each loop. 

The town of Jackson is just down the road. I found it to be pricy and busy. We did hike up the Snow King Summit Trail. There were nice views and a good workout but be ready for dogs off the leash running alone on the trail. 

This was a convenient stopping point on my journey. I don’t think I’ll be back. Perhaps your experience will be better than ours. As alternatives, there are smaller national forest campgrounds down the road.