Grassy Lake Road Campsite #1

The last probably quarter mile is pot hole city!!! Just drive slow. We have a van, and our friends were in a 5th wheel. We made it, it's just super bumpy. There is a vault toilet that was clean and loaded with toilet paper. And there are garbage cans. This site is along the river and we had a beautiful sunset. Unfortunately, there has been a fire in the area and the trees are dead. I understand that if you keep driving the landscape gets better. But we enjoyed this spot nonetheless.
I had zero cell service with my Tmobile.

(Stayed here 8/14/21): All sites we drove past (3) were occupied when we arrived in the evening (around 6pm). This being summer and a FREE convenient spot between national parks, we weren’t surprised. We decided to park at a pullout at a trailhead. We weren’t sure if we’d get in trouble or not for doing this but no one approached us to move. We left early the next morning (around 630am). There are bathrooms at the posted campsites. The first part of the road in, the forest is burned, surrounded with dead/blackened trees (not safe or attractive to camp amongst). Continuing on past campsite #3, the burn fades and the forest is green and alive again.

Reviews are spot on for this area. Ranger came through daily for trash pick-up. We were told he got a few people for having their dogs off-leash.

Let’s talk about the stream next to snake river that feeds into it. It’s a hot spring runoff! The water was just lovely and just warm enough! This is only at the first campsite (4spots).

We wish we could have stayed longer, but alas!

Easy road to come in on, we have a 30ft TT.

These sites are free and down Grassy Lake Road just past Polecat Creek. There are spots that hold 2-4 RVs or tents located every 1/2 mile or so down the road and along the Snake River. The farther back in you go, the bumpier the road. Come in at 10 am to find a spot. They aren't far from Headwaters for gas, water and a store. The bathroom is a basic pit-toilet but was well maintained. There are bear boxes for you to use. This is a nice location because you aren't too far from the paved roads to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. They are also close to trail heads. We would definitely come back.

We camped here Friday June 7th and left on Sunday June 9th nothing said anything about it being closed due to bear activity. We even talked to a park ranger that pulled in and he said it’s an active bear zone but open to the public for camping. Either way it was a nice little camping area on the snake river with wildlife everywhere. The road in was a bit tight but we made it in and to a prime spot right on the river. We had quite a bit of neighbors just stopping for the evening and leaving early the next morning. Great spot and the only reason for four stars instead of five was absolutely no signal on Att or Verizon. Couldn’t get closer to the Yellowstone entrance for free!!

We stayed here one night in early October. No bugs, but it was cold. Beautiful site, right near the river. Easy to access and find. There are a few small clusters of numbered sites along the road. It was pretty busy during our stay on a Wednesday. Amenities were pit toilets, bear boxes, picnic table, and fire pit. Not very level. This spot was located very close to the south entrance of Yellowstone but since the park is so big be prepared to drive a lot if you want to see all parts of it. We ended up camping in the park for the remainder of our stay to be more central (but camping in the park is pricey, $28+/night as of 2017). No noticeable issues as a result of the fires during our stay. Only services close by would be those offered in the park, but the closest "town" within the park was closed for the season by the time we were there.