Shadow Mountain Designated Dispersed Campsite #11A

We arrived the day before the 4th of July (also fell on a weekend) and could not find a spot. Stayed a couple of nights in Buffalo Valley nearby (nice and secluded but no view). We had our hearts set on Shadow Mountain so we arrived around 10-11am the day after 4th of July and were surprised to find several sites open. I stayed and held our spot while my husband went to get our camper. By the time my husband was back all of the open spots we saw were taken. We decided on 11A because of its incredible views of the Tetons. Bonus - there is a large grassy area for our dogs to run around and no one camping directly on either side of you. A rocky, bumpy road going up - about 10 min. Our Jeep Wrangler and 16 ft camper with off-roading tires/lift did just fine. There were plenty of standard SUVs coming up as well. Our items in the camper were jostled when we arrived but to be expected. Only downfall are the horse flys and mosquitos but I’m sure those are everywhere in the area this time of year. Highly recommend!

The first spot was crowded and accesible, we guess these places are becoming so popular. If you do not find any spot, do not go ahead along that path. You need to have something higher than a SUV, plenty of stones and bumps. I hope you do not find any car coming towards you because there is no please to stop aside. At some points the path it is very deep that I can not imagine how our class b rv got through there. We found a 4x4 stuck. At least it was dry with no puddles.