Hatchet Campground

Small CG, w a great location. Campsites are nicely tucked in trees. One single vault toilet and ample water spigot. Tables and fire rings in all sites. Nice part is they have a very large gravel overflow. Easily large enough for a diesel pusher w a trailer or tow vehicle to turn around in, but no trees or shade here.

The bugs....ah yes, the bugs. They're here. Bring repellant. Pŕo tip, light a bug repellant candle inside your tent. Blow it out before sleeping. À trick taught to me on my way up to Alaska last year by a seasoned Alaska campèr. Its not a 100%, but it really does cut down, tremendously on bugs in your tent or van. Sorry, I don't know anything about the upper dispersed sites.

We went at the end of June, so I should have expected some bugs but man it was rough. If you go further up the forest service road there’s free dispersed camping which is what we were planning on. We got to one of the dispersed sites and couldn’t even be outside for a minute without being swarmed by mosquitoes. We ended up going back down to the campground which was still buggy but much more bearable. There were a handful of sites still open on a Thursday evening which we were grateful for.

Small campground but met our needs. After season there is no fee. Sadly with garbage service ended, dumpsters were locked and we witnessed dog walkers emptying poop baggies in vault toilet. Local RVer frequent this campground and warned of bears venturing through campground. We vigilantly kept things locked up & saw no bears.

We stayed in a dispersed site on the road behind Hatchet campground. There were 10’pr so sites not really marked and very far apart. The mosquitos were the worst I’ve ever seen in my life and I am from south coast of Texas. It was ok for a night as long as you didn’t get out of your car.

This is a basic forest service campground. Potable water, bear boxes and pit toilets. We have a big rig and stayed in overflow. This is a home base campground to visit the amazing area.  There is dispersed camping down the road, but since there was alot of rain in the forecast, we opted for the gravel overflow area.  The highway quiets down at night, so it is very peaceful for sleeping. Hatchet Resort is next door for meals and/or fuel if desired.  It is 8 miles from the Northern entrance into GTNP near Jackson Lake. We paid Senior Pass rate on overflow fees. The limit is 16 days, so we opted to stay for the full time since potable water was present.

The sites were decent, I arrived late and left early so I wasn't able to really what the area looked like. Pit toilets were about average. But eitherway for $12/night this is a deal!

Great spot, go up past the main sites, get out there.

This campsite is convenient location wise as it is just off the main road very close to the Grand Tetons. However, this makes it very crowded and hard to get a spot as well as decreases the Privacy available at the campsites.

The site was spaced away from others. You have to drive up a pretty steep hill depending on your site. We wish that it had more amenities but it was so gorgeous that you don't really mind.