Hatchet Campground

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.