Took a chance on this place for Saturday camping, arrived here around 10am, so many spots! My group of 6 took the second spot on the right, we hiked about a mile to the lake only to discover a whole different area for camping! The lake is private, but pretty cool rock formations that you can climb up. There's fire rings at every site, FYI there were little to know mosquitos at the first couple spots, but got worse as we walked towards the lake. No amenities, no cell service for ATT, Verizon, & T-mobile. Solid spot, close to Boulder!
Buddy of mine told me about this spot, was excited to check it out. The road going in has no signs, its sandy & rough. There's a fun way & a bypass lol. We hooked a right after it Y's, this opens up to more spots but the "road" becomes more rocky, we went pretty far to the right, you def need a high clearance vehicle, we did everything in 2wd in my 4runner, but you should probably scope it out before venturing in. We got a massive spot right in the middle, there were ground tents setup below us, but there was enough privacy. Tons of people were at this spot. Try to get there before 6, we got there right around 5pm and got our spot. It had a fire ring, plenty of bushes, but the view though, CRAZY NEAT!!! Pro tip, maybe bring ear plugs, there wasn't any rain or wind in the forecast, but the wind was nuts, you could hear it howling around the canyon and than smacking the side of your tent as it came around. Sunrise was epic!
I swung by this area on a weekday, scoping out potential spots to camp over the weekend. Road coming in was fine, you'll go past a ranch on the left and see the camp trailhead on the right. The first few spots were taken, FYI, just walk down the road going into 1-3, if you're pulling something or drive anything bigger than a midsize SUV, you might have a nightmare of a time turning around. The first 3 spots were all taken, I had barely enough room to a multi-point turn in my 4runner, I can't imagine what it would be like if I was pulling a trailer. You'll go past a single site & then 4-7 is down the next dirt road, I passed it the first time cause there wasn't any markings. Ended up getting I think site 5, small but was the only available site left. Bring plenty of OFF or a thermacell, the mosquitos here were worse than Shadow Mountain!!! There was a fire ring & a great view of the river, some homes off not too far away, so that made things feel more safe. Zero verizon service after you get off the main road.
Didn't have high hopes to find anywhere near Tetons on a Sunday afternoon, originally had plans to camp near Moran, but glad I gave Shadow Mountain a chance. We arrived Sunday 6/30/24 at 3pm. There was a guy with a truck pulling a 30' RV/trailer trying to go up the initial 50 feet, he was struggling, so he stopped & I went around him. Road in is loose gravel-y rock, road going up is just a rutted out hard packed but loose forest road, no problem for my 4runner, I see it not being a problem for most vehicles, just go slow & you'll make it up. I saw a Ford Taurus coming up lol. We got super lucky, got campsite #6, it wasn't level, but had a fire ring & some epic views!! FYI the mosquitos & flies were atrocious!! Make sure you have plenty of OFF or a thermacell!
Forest ranger was super nice, warned us about a grizzly that has frequented the area, especially the upper sites 6+. We didn't encounter any animals, just several people trying to pull into our site after dark & some dude riding a dirt bike up and down the mountain.