Green River Campground is not the caliber of the adjacent Split Rock Group campground on the same road.
One look at the weedy mess of my campsite #B 33 in the dust made me think instantly of a possible chigger infection. Not worth it.
Be cautious when booking.
I didn't stay.
Had 2 spaces on 3 nights in late February and thought they were good sites.
Despite the extreme cold after a blizzard the campground was reasonably full which was a surprise.
The campground closed one bathroom in each loop and gave no notice of such when checking in. People kept walking up to it and then….oops.
If you are incredibly fortunate to snag a place at Jenny Lake Campground you'll have the rare experience of enjoying a small campground without RV's. Don't try to bring more than one car or a large van--- there simply isn't space in each driveway which is really engineered for a station wagon in the narrow parking space. The camp road is very, very tight.
There are 50 spaces for regular tent campers with cars and 10 amazing sites for bike or hiking adventurers who are without cars and need to register "on the day" they are passing through. The campground includes 3 ADA spaces close to the simple bathroom which was the first one in the park way back when….
Wind can be very strong.
Exceptionally friendly & gracious hosts are a bonus.
Try to get a campsite facing the lake.
Tenters beware-- This is heavy duty RV land
In Cholla loop we had great hosts & very clean pit toilets.
Our site was outstanding and had plenty of space. This is not necessarily the case for inside sites--- but seems to hold for the perimeter sites.
Showers were in an adjacent loop and very good.
Get a full tank of gas before leaving Gila Bend !!!!
We had a good site looking south to the Sonoran Mountains and to the border area.
The facility is fine but the threat of packrats proved to be too much pressure; and, the lack of interpretive signage is a barrier to understanding this area.
Let's start with the rats--- the threat cannot be ignored-- or ignored at the peril of damage to your vehicle.
This area attracts hummingbirds.
My second visit to Snow Canyon was just as rewarding as the first one. Gorgeous red rock scenery and impeccable maintenance for this lovely box canyon named after a pair of brothers with a last name of Snow.
During the second visit in May the weather was perfect for sleeping without the tent fly--- stars overhead.
Showers and bathrooms are first class.
Great tent section but strange RV section though--- looks like urban parking lot.
Excellent staff.
Tent sites are lovely except for site # 28 which is in a "hole".
Campground is 25 minutes from St. George.
We stayed one night--- one night too many. The campground has not been engineered to best advantage under the magnificent stand of cottonwoods. It's haphazard to say the least.
We hoped to see moose, but did not.
Yes, it's right on route 191 but it is clean and well managed. Good for a night or two if you need extra time in the area. We needed such a day and stayed in site # 6.
Sites 7, 8 and 9 looked good--- but some back right up to route # 191 with whizzing cars and noise--- not a place to let a dog run loose.
This medium sized campground is well planned, very quiet and generally well maintained except for the shower facilities and laundry room which need upgrades. That said, the bathrooms were always clean, if outdated.
Campground host, Bill, was absolutely excellent--- best I've met.
Campground spaces were generally level except along the outside spaces in the development.
It takes real planning to reach this campground and lots of gas.
Wifi and cell service were only available at the North Rim Lodge which was the center of activity. However, the food at the Lodge was awful--- bring your own & cook your own.
The Cape Royal Road and Point Imperial are must-do. We did the road twice, 2 mornings in succession. A prettier forest is hard to imagine.
Uninspired campground layout with one site directly on top of another except perhaps in loops E & F in the trees. That said loops E & F directly overlook the main south Yellowstone loop road with cars whizzing by.
Many loops closed due to bear activity. Staff not helpful if you don't like your site.
Loop D is situated in full sun except for a very few sites at top. site first assigned to me in Loop F overlooks the Yellowstone Loop highway as well as the lake. but the Highway??? on a camping trip? Loops E & F have trees and shade but also massive tree roots. See photo.
Maintenance by the park service is negligible with many sites showing excessive wear.
Avoid this campground at all costs.
A tenter's perspective.
This is a campground of uneven quality. Many sites are well taken care of and others are totally unkempt. Others are subject to the bright lights of bathrooms which blaze all night long. It seems as though GTNP has not taken the Dark Sky Program to heart.
If you are located within view of a bathroom, then prepare for a nighttime nuisance if you camp in a tent.
Less than half of the sites are truly good ones for tent campers. For example in loop E which is supposed to be for tents I would rate as "Good" sites 110, 113, 118, 123, & 125; "Very Good" Sites 116 & 117. Others are either uneven, weedy, or close enough to a bathroom to be annoying at night. Some are exceptionally cramped..
Starting with the bathroom problem: These sites in loops A-G are affected by all night light pollution-#4, 23, 25, 26, 27, 36, 45, 46,, 47, 76, 77, 78,79, 83, 84, 85, 86, 95, 96, 99,111, 112, 120, 121, 141, 142, 143, 147, 148…and many more.
On the F & G loops on the hill, for tents, the F loop is compromised by tall Verizon towers directly in the center of the loop. See photo. The G loop is less impacted and best sites there are 140, 146, 149. The C loop has not been examined because it is so tightly packed that I wouldn't want to camp there.
I also would not camp in the upper loops which have serious maintenance issues.
That said, the trees are wonderful and the adjacent village has nearly everything one needs including showers and a laundromat. And, of course, Jackson Lake. We spent four days here.
Hosts are personable.
Agree with another reviewer who complained about night lighting for the bathrooms--- don't sign up for a site opposite the bathroom or your site will be under the spotlights all night.
For example, in Loop # 1-- be careful about booking sites 6, 7, 15, 16 which face toward the bathrooms---Bathrooms are clean--- but don't allow for cleaning one's hands. This is another national park property that eschews hand dryers, paper towels, and soap. Bathrooms have flushing toilets. No showers. Nightime illumination is not a problem on the back side of the bathrooms…i.e sites 25, 27, 33 remain dark.
Services and side trips are very limited in this park--- not much to do except that there is a very nice shaded picnic area near the dunes parking lot. The rangers seem to be not engaged. Instead, they placed a bright red neon sign near the entrance to the campground-- it seemed to be on and visible all night--- a jarring & annoying interruption to the fine night sky.
The campsites here are very uneven in quality and in allocated space. That said, I have tried to make some notes about loop # 1 which has the best views:
Best views are on the outside edge of loop # 1 from site #39 to site # 18. I had site 23 which had good views as well as shade and is much larger than site # 24 which is cramped. Site # 31 was very small. Site # 19 also offered excellent views and had lots of space but fewer trees. Site # 32 was very open, fine views.
Note that sites 23 & 24 each have 3 stone steps to access the site from parking….very steep steps. Sites # 22 & 21 require a scramble down hill with plenty of rock obstacles in the way from parking. They should be designated as walk-in sites. Sites # 34 & 39 are very good sites. Huge trees are a nice asset for sites 25, 26, 27, 28. Campsite 39 has a good layout and nice trees but one side snugs directly up to site #40.
Tent pads have been shown no maintenance.
Better arrive with a full tank of gas….
One night is plenty here….
Separate section of Great Basin NP includes free primitive campsites along snake creek, but you will eat dust in abundance if you camp in the first few miles….best to go as far as possible. Sites are directly on road but sites are upscale & clean.
No water but clean vault toilets in these group sites suitable for individual campers.
Fire rings & some tables provided.
No cell, no internet, no nothing, no gas for miles.
This is your back up plan if the park is otherwise full or you want to hike Johnson Lake Trail. Advice: get sequence of campsite names from Rangers before heading into dispersed area. Maps do not source names of the sites along the way but they are marked on road. (Monkey Rock is first site, then Pinnacle and Squirrel, but forgot to take names of remaining sites.)
Beautifully managed because there is no concessionaire to muddle things up. This is a first class forest experience.
Arrive early--- No cell- No internet -- some sites restricted from RV's. Not many level sites.
Bring everything you need. No gas, no groceries for many, many miles.
23 sites--- (there is no site # 19.) numbered to 24. 18-24 are best for tents.
Exceptionally clean vault toilets. No bears in this park. There are 2-3 pull through sites and 2 good ADA sites.
Astronomy program is first class.
It's a washboard dirt road all the way from the Great Basin Visitor Center but sites are good and thoughtfully arranged. Some sites are restricted to tents and small campers.
Starry skies. Don't miss Astronomy programs.
No provisions locally, bring everything you need -- especially a full tank of gas.
No cell service; No internet. 37 sites.
Not a first choice, but handy to the road to Wheeler Peak and to the Visitor Center…probably all decent sites except # 11 which was poor.
Many sites have pull throughs for small campers. I wouldn't put a large RV in here.
No local provisions at all. Baker NV has nothing to offer. Small gas station is at least 15 miles from park entrance--- ask at Post office in Baker.
Lots of dust here from road. Vault toilets.
The park should be ashamed of this campground. Sites are too close together. don't camp close to the bathroom because the lights never go out at night in defiance of dark sky protocols. Trash dumpsters are impossible to use. Transport your trash to the nearest overlook, instead.
sites are very, very close together. Prepare to be disappointed.
Sites are particularly small….bring your pup tent.
Poor grading for tent sites. Tent sites are in Loop B and Loop C.
Many sites have no privacy. Many sites are poorly graded and badly sloped which is not critical for RV's but is a problem for tents. Loop C is slightly more desirable than Loop B.
B 269 & 268 seem fairly level, but across the road sites 270, 267, 266, 264 are very sloped.
Loops B & C have very small parking pads…bring your VW to park in Loops B & C
In Loop A many sites get wet in bad weather but for RV's that may not matter.
toilet facilities are decent.
Particularly challenging for those who camp in tents due to the uneven grading and poor site maintenance. Loops C & D are for tents except in the off season where allRV's and tents are lumped together in Loop A--- or A & B --- which is a loop best suited to RV's. Many tent sites are very small.
Flush toilets are good in this campground.
If you are in a tent, problems abound in this campground. Decent tent sites in Loop D are 93, 95, 97,98,99, 101. D is better than Loop C.
Yes, the view of the Mackinac Bridge is gorgeous and sunsets are nice, but you hear every truck apply their air brakes on their way to the UP. The lakeside sites have been rutted and squashed to death by too many RV's in too tight a space without substrate gravel. They should separate tents and RV's and forbid RV's in the delicate area near the shore.
Bathrooms are excellent -- at least in the lower campground.
Very difficult park to find in the dark. Use Church Road and look for the small "Family Fare" market on the corner when turning. Then three tenths of mile on right--- park is hardly marked. (don't pick site # 99 by the way. It's next to heavy duty equipment. Sites are packed together--- parking lot style.
Perfect place from which to drive to the Mackinac Island ferry boats just a couple of miles away.