Upper Teton View

We totally loved this place! After reading reviews here we didn't feel like going to the upper part of the campground, but we arrived late Friday night and the lower campground seemed quite full. We saw the road leading to the upper campground and we were like - "We've already seen worse roads, so let's give it a try!" and it was totally worth it. The road to the upper campground is narrow, sharp stones, some ruts, but totally doable with 32' tt if you take it slow. We arrived to the upper campground and the best sites were already taken. We still were able to squeeze in one spot by the entrance. We were hoping for someone to leave on Sunday so we can move our camper to the very edge of the hill to get the best view and YES! we were lucky! We sooo enjoyed our stay there with the best view ever. :) There are no real sites, so everybody parks their rigs how they like or where they fit. There are some fire rings here and there. AT&T data service was quite bad. Btw. we left this place with 5 mice in our camper! So check your camper after leaving. :) We would definitely come back. :)

Is this the BEST Boondocking Spot in the entire USA 🇺🇸? When we think of Free Camping ⛺️ locations this one near the Grand Teton National Park can’t be beat in Our Opinion! Mainly because of the views of the Grand Tetons & Snake River valley! While we do think this is the #1 spot to Boondock, it’s NOT PERFECT! The access up to it is rough and a one lane road for RVs! So if you have a “TOAD” I would detach it and send up your spouse to make sure no one is coming down as your going up! Just take it slow and easy going up and coming down! Our 36’ Class A did fine other than a bump we hit opened our frig and cabinets spilling things on the floor!

The Vlog of our stay here: https://youtu.be/sUhEdbBW1eU

Also depending on when you go it could be very crowded! People are constantly coming and going and getting a PRIME location view of the mountains is really a luck of the draw! The camping limit is 5 days due to high traffic but we would suggest to get there during the mid week to increase the probability of getting a great spot! But every site has a Mountain View, some might just be looking over other RVers to see it. And if your looking for privacy then this is not it! However if your looking to meet some amazing people and embrace the RV community then you’ll LOVE all the new faces you’ll meet there! We met some great new friends here and lots of other RV families for our kids to play with.

We arrived first at the lower Teton view location and unhitched Sunny to go get a better look at the upper Teton view route & to make sure Sunny’s shiny booty could actually make it up there! We did with no problems and chose a more secluded single site with a campfire ring. Our neighbors had an amazing view at the western campsite and we enjoyed chatting with them & watching the sunset. It was quiet and clean, the camp hosts were super nice as well. There were a variety of other campers with vans, travel trailers & a fifth-wheel. The morning sunrise light on the Tetons was magical.

There were great views at this spot. It was a slow drive up and down to the spot. The road was rough drive up for our 40 foot class A. If you are not experienced with taking your rig on rough roads I would not risk it. That being said. Everyone was patient with us getting up and down. Everyone was respectful of each other.

The place was clean and fairly level at the site. We did not have a cell booster at the time. Sprint worked better then our Verizon MiFi.

First off, do not underestimate the access road! It is about 1 mile to the upper portion, once you pass the lower part there is about one-half mile that is single lane with no chance of two rigs passing each other. I can't imagine what would happen if someone was coming down and another going up?!? The road is very washed out and portions of it are probably close to a 10% grade.

Secondly, it does have nice views and the access to the parks and Jackson was nice, but it is a very popular spot now. We arrived on a Sunday evening and it was nearly full. Other reviews here mentioned a camp host monitoring the spots but that was not our experience, we did see someone who appeared to be a host of some sort but never did that person actively monitor or assign spots. We literally had someone pull up next to us and parked right over two fire rings that tent campers could have used.

Would I recommend it, hard to say, 50/50, the view was nice and it was free but it's kind of a hassle to get up there. There is a good video that I wish I had seen prior to going that explains the road/access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTOlqOYLKeU

My daughter and I stayed here for 2 nights. We took an 12 day trip across the US in a Dodge Grand Caravan converted into tiny camper. The road was a little rough, we would have stayed three nights, but the first night I chickened out and parked in the nearby Cunningham Cabin parking area. Once the sun came up, we made our way up to the Lower Teton View and were not frightened off and went on to the Upper Teton View. We did not get a prime spot, but a little walking around the trails, great views can be easily found.

We arrived July 9 and stayed until July 14 (the limit of 5 nights). We first thought from reviews and Four Kids Four Corners that we would stay in Lower Teton View because of the road and both families had RWD vans with 35’ TT. However, after arriving, we talked to the USFS Ambassador who is there for 6 months helping and assisting dispersed campers. He indicated that we came at a good time and that we would be fine up the road to Upper Teton view. He was right. It was a bit bumpy, but if you take your time, almost any camper can make it. We were so thrilled that our arrival date was after the holiday traffic. The Ambassador said that we were fortunate because holiday camping was very busy up here and it was hard to find a spot. We not only found a spot for our two trailers but also were right on the bench. It was beautiful and quiet. We ran our generators briefly in the morning and evening for charging batteries and using microwaves. AT&T reception was spotty for both families. I had 2-4 bar out my dining room window, but it worked enough for what we needed. Please be mindful this is grizzly bear country, so no coolers outside of the trailers (full or empty).

The view from this location is beautiful. The morning sun rising over the Tetons at 5:30 am was breath-taking. To enjoy this while sitting in your dinette in a camper is pretty cool.

Temps: day: 75-80F, night: 38-45F (we ran our furnace overnight some so the kids wouldn’t shiver and rock the camper).

Usage: we had a fair amount of campers up there but nothing unbearable. Remember: it’s not ours, but everyone’s to share.

We would stay here in a heartbeat again.

He-How: two TT with two 7 person families—yes 14 in all)

Follow our 23 day trip from Pennsylvania to Badlands, Custer State Park, Black Hills, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Glacier.

This used to be a gem in the boondocking world. Not no mo'. Don't bother looking at the photos from 2015 or 16 on here, showing a couple trailers enjoying the solitude and a beautiful view. LOL, those days, as depicted in the photos (and THANKS to those photos, and others like it all over the internet) are HISTORY. This place has become so over publicized, it's become an overcrowded RV Park, albeit a free one.

In just blink of an eye it seems (Thanks Instagrammers!) it went from a little secret, either discovered by the intrepid, or shared among friends, to an overcrowded absolute free for all, rigs jammed up against each other, and people literally getting in fights. All with the pleasing thrum of 2 dozen generators at all hours of the day.

It got so bad, the Forest Service finally had to step in to tamp down on the chaos. There are now assigned sites, still quite close together, a 5-night maximum, and adult supervision (lol) via a volunteer camp host. Oh, and generators, lots of generators. And I don't mean for an hour in the a.m. to top off batteries. I'm talking all day, all evening, all night (in summer). Gotta power those tv's, DVD players, A/C's, etc.

These changes were necessary, and an improvement, given the s**t show it had become, sadly. With crowds comes the necessity to manage and put rules in place, because...people.

Like I always say to people when they roll up somewhere I might be boondocking, and ask if I mind if they set up nearby: "Absolutely! This land is your land, this land is my land, this land was made for you and me." BUT...c'mon folks, you can't expect to discover a magical secret place literally half a mile from an incredibly crowded national park, post pictures with location all over the internet, share it with the masses...and expect to enjoy it the way you did--for very long.

So here we are. Such a shame.