Hundreds and hundreds of campsites are scattered about Grand Teton's front country, from sprawling campgrounds dotted with cottonwood trees to lake-front sites. RVers also are accommodated, though sites catering to them are not as plentiful in the park.
Below is a quick rundown of each campground. All sites are by advanced reservations, only. For more detailed information, click on the campground name. Each link to recreation.gov is specific to that campground. If you notice informational discrepancies between the park's webpage for a campground and recreation.gov's page, it's best to stick with recreation.gov since that is where you'll make your campsite reservation. For any site you are interested in, click on the View Details link to learn more about that particular campsite.
Car camping or sleeping overnight in vehicles is NOT allowed in park pullouts, parking areas, picnic grounds, or any place other than a designated campground. Overnight parking at trailheads is only permitted with a backcountry permit.
RV And Trailer Villages
Colter Bay RV Park - Open May 4-October 9, 2026 - offers 112 sites (102 pull-through and 10 back-in) including six ADA-accessible sites. All sites have full hookups and year-round cell service. Dump station, trash collection, pay showers, laundry facilities, flush toilets, and drinking water are available seasonally. There are no campfire rings; only camp stoves are allowed. Pull-through sites will accommodate RVs with a maximum length of 45 feet and cost $127 per night. Back-in sites will accommodate RVs with a maximum length of 30 feet and go for $122 per night. Reservations are required through recreation.gov.
Headwaters Campground and RV Park - Open June 7-October 3, 2026 - has 34 tent sites, 97 full hook-up and pull-through RV sites and 40 camper cabins. Maximum RV/Trailer length is 45 feet and sites are $125 per night. Reservations are required through recreation.gov.
Group Camping
Colter Bay Campground - Open May 21-September 26, 2026 - has 11 group sites with minimum occupancies of 10-20 to maximum occupancies of 20-40, depending upon the group site chosen. These sites go for $17 per person per night, tent camping only. Reservations are required through recreation.gov.
Gros Ventre Campground - Open April 27-October 9, 2026 - offers four group sites with minimum occupancies of 13-38 to maximum occupancies of 25-75, depending upon the group site chosen. These sites go for $17 per person per night, tent camping only. Reservations are required through recreation.gov.
Campgrounds
Open: May 21-September 26, 2026
Located near Colter Bay Village, 29 miles (47 kilometers) north of Moose, this campground offers 338 individual campsites, 12 large group sites, 10 hiker-bicycler sites, and 13 electric-only ADA accessible sites. Maximum RV/trailer length is 45 feet. Note: the electric hookups are for the ADA-accessible sites. There are no full hookups for RVs in this campground, but the Colter Bay RV Park offers sites with full hookups. Generators are only permitted in loops H, J, K, M, O, and Group Sites between the hours of 6am and 10pm. Dump station, showers, laundry, flush toilets, pay showers, trash collection, and internet are available seasonally. Cell service is available year-round.
Standard sites are $61 per night, electric sites are $86 per night, Hiker/Biker sites are $13 per night. Reservations are required through recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.
Open: May 22-September 6, 2026
The Colter Bay Tent Village at Colter Bay Village is set amidst towering lodgepole pines just a short, picturesque stroll away from Jackson Lake and offers 66 tent cabins. There are no designated ADA-accessible cabins but the campground loop roads are paved and mostly level, with considerable sloping inclines and declines. Restroom facilities are partially accessible, with accessible showers available at the launderette.
Tent cabins include two sets of pull-down bunk beds for a total of four beds with padding, an interior potbelly wood burning stove for heat, and lighting. While the bunks are padded, sleeping bags and pillows are not included. None of the cabins have electricity or private bathrooms. Each private cabin includes a picnic table, a fire pit with metal fire grate, a bear-proof food storage locker, and access to nearby water spigots, flush toilets, and laundry and showers are available for an additional fee. The nightly price is $101 and reservations are required through recreation.gov.
Headwaters Campground At Flagg Ranch
Open: June 7-October 3, 2026
Located within the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, just south of Yellowstone National Park's south boundary and 5 miles (8 kilometers) north of Grand Teton National Park, this campground offers 171 sites (34 tent-only; 97 RV-only) in the spruce-fir forest. Most sites are wheelchair accessible, all restrooms are accessible and there is one fully accessible shower. All RV sites have full hook-ups (20/30/50 amp). Maximum length for RVs/trailers is 45 feet (13.7 meters). Forty camper cabins are also offered, with double-double or double-single bunk style beds and come with a lantern. No electricity or private bathroom. Drinking water, flush toilets, dump station, laundry, camp store, showers, and trash collection are all available seasonally.
Prices per night are $61 for a campsite with vehicle, $125 for a pull-through full hook-up RV site, and $105 for a camper cabin. Reservations are required through recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.
Note: This campground is undergoing a significant, multi-year upgrade. To minimize disruption to the campground experience, noise-creating construction activities will be limited from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Laundry facilities will also have reduced availability during this project.
Open: April 27-October 9, 2026
Closest to the town of Jackson, the park's largest campground is located 11.5 miles (18.5 kilometers) south and east of Moose and offers 279 sites (39 with electric hookups,10 of which are ADA-compliant), and 4 group sites (see Group Camping at the top of the page). Maximum RV/Trailer length is 45 feet and parts of the campground allow generators. The campground lies along the Gros Ventre River with a mix of sites in sagebrush, beneath cottonwoods and adjacent to but a short distance from the river. Cell service is available year-round, while drinking water, flush toilets, dump station, and trash collection are all available seasonally.
Prices per night are $59 for a standard campsite with vehicle, $78 for a campsite with electric hook-up, and $17 per person for a group campsite. Reservations are required through recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.
Jenny Lake Campground
Open: May 2-September 26, 2026
Located 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of Moose, Jenny Lake Campground offers 51 campsites, including 2 ADA-compliant sites (per recreation.gov - the park's page for this campground has different numbers) and 10 hiker/bicycler sites. There is a limit of 1 vehicle OR 2 motorcycles at all times per site. No towable trailers of any size are allowed in Jenny Campground, and no generators are allowed.There is a vehicle height limit of 8 feet. There is a limit of 6 people and 2 tents per site. All campsites include a picnic table and fire pit, and food storage locker. Drinking water, flush toilets, trash collection, coin-operated showers, and camp store are available seasonally. Cell phone service is available year-round.
This is the park's most popular campground and is generally full by 11 a.m. Sites are in among the evergreens and glacial boulders a short distance from Jenny Lake. Only one vehicle or two motorcycles, less than 14 feet long, is permitted per site.
Prices per night are $58 for a campsite and $13 for a hiker/biker site. Reservations are required through recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.
Lizard Creek Campground
Open: June 12-September 12, 2026
Located at the north end of Grand Teton National Park, about 32 miles (51.5 kilometers) north of Moose, this campground has 60 sites (no ADA-accessible sites) and rarely fills. It's a less-heavily-developed campground with sites in the spruce and fir forest that offers solitude. One side of the campgound is adjacent to and slightly above Jackson Lake. Maximum RV/Trailer length: 30 feet/20 feet. No electric hookups. Water, trash collection, and flush toilets are available seasonally.
Sites are $51 per night and reservations are required through recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.
Signal Mountain Campground
Open: May 8-October 10, 2026
Located nine miles (14.5 kilometers) north of Jenny Lake, Signal Mountain Campground offers 81 sites (one RV-only; four tent-only) including five ADA-accessible sites (per recreation.gov; the park page for this campground says there are no ADA-accessible sites). There are electric hook-ups (30/50 amp) at 25 sites. Maximum RV/Trailer length is 30 feet. Dump station, flush toilets, coin-operated showers, laundry service, drinking water, trash collection, internet connectivity, and camp store are available seasonally. Cell service is available year-round.
Standard nonelectric sites are $57 per night, standard electric sites are $81 per night, and RV electric sites are $101 per night. Reservations are required through recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.
In peak season, this campground usually fills by about mid-afternoon. Signal Mountain offers a mix of spruce and fir trees, hillsides, and lake and mountain views. Adjacent to Signal Mountain Lodge and marina, sites are generally small and intimate.
Backcountry Camping
If you are looking for adventure as well as solitude, why not strap on your pack and camp in the backcountry. You'll need a permit, of course, which you can get for $20 (non-refundable) plus a nightly fee of $7 per person (refundable until 5 days before permit start-date) at recreation.gov.
Note: Death Canyon Trailhead will be closed for the 2026 summer season for construction. All camping zones will remain open but may need to be accessed through alternate routes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 16th, 2026 12:33pm
