Grand Teton RV Camping: Every Campground in the Tetons (2026)

Camping in Grand Teton National Park in an RV comes down to seven campgrounds, and only two of them have full hookups: Colter Bay RV Park (112 sites) on Jackson Lake and Headwaters at Flagg Ranch (97 full-hookup pull-throughs) up by the Yellowstone boundary. Everything is booked on Recreation.gov, six months out, and the biggest length limit anywhere in the park is 45 feet.

The Tetons are the most photographed mountain front in the country, and the campgrounds sit right under it. That is the good news. The hard news is that the park has fewer RV sites than Yellowstone next door, the two hookup campgrounds sell out first, and several campgrounds cap you at 30 feet. This guide sorts all of that out: which campground fits your rig, which system books it, and what to do when the park is full.

We verified campground inventory, hookups and length limits against the NPS Grand Teton camping page and the Grand Teton Lodge Company Colter Bay RV Park page for the 2026 season. Rates are not published on either page, so we send you to Recreation.gov for pricing rather than guess. Grand Teton is also the natural southern half of a Yellowstone trip; our Yellowstone RV camping guide covers the campgrounds 30 miles north.

Quick answer: For full hookups, book Colter Bay RV Park (45-foot pull-throughs, 20/30/50 amp) or Headwaters at Flagg Ranch. For a big dry-camping rig up to 45 feet, Gros Ventre is the largest campground in the park and the easiest to get. For rigs under 30 feet that want to be near Jenny Lake, Signal Mountain is the pick. Jenny Lake itself is tents only. Reserve on Recreation.gov the day your six-month window opens.

Grand Teton campgrounds compared#

Campground	Hookups	Sites (NPS 2026)	Max length	Reservations	Season
Colter Bay RV Park	Full (20/30/50 amp)	102 pull-through + 10–12 back-in	45 ft pull-through, 30 ft back-in (total combined)	Recreation.gov	Early May–early Oct (operator)
Colter Bay Campground	13 electric; rest dry	324 standard + 13 electric	45 ft	Recreation.gov	Roughly late May–Sept; check calendar
Gros Ventre	39 electric; rest dry	279 standard + 39 electric	45 ft	Recreation.gov	Roughly May–Oct; check calendar
Signal Mountain	25 electric; rest dry	56 standard + 25 electric	30 ft	Recreation.gov	Roughly May–Oct; check calendar
Jenny Lake	None — tents only	51 standard + 10 hiker/biker	No RVs	Recreation.gov	Roughly May–Sept; check calendar
Lizard Creek	None	60 standard	30 ft	Recreation.gov	Short summer season; check calendar
Headwaters (Flagg Ranch)	97 full-hookup pull-through; 34 dry	34 standard + 97 full hookup	45 ft	Recreation.gov	Roughly late May–Sept; check calendar

Site counts, hookup counts and length limits are from the NPS camping page. Season columns marked “check calendar” are approximate; the NPS and operator pages we fetched do not publish exact 2026 open and close dates for every campground.

Colter Bay RV Park: the full-hookup campground on Jackson Lake#

Colter Bay is the park’s only true RV park and the search term most Teton RVers type first. It sits in the Colter Bay Village complex on the east shore of Jackson Lake, roughly midway up the park, with the marina, grocery store, gift shop, restaurants and pay showers and laundry a short walk away.

• Location: Colter Bay Village, US-89/191/287, east shore of Jackson Lake.
• Hookups: Full hookups at every site — water, sewer, and 20-, 30- and 50-amp electric.
• Sites: 112 total: 102 pull-through and 10 to 12 back-in (the operator says 12, the NPS table says 10).
• Max rig length: 45 feet total combined length on pull-throughs; 30 feet on back-ins.
• Cost: Not published on the operator page; see the Recreation.gov listing for current rates.
• Reservations: Recreation.gov, six-month rolling window. The lodge company cannot book it for you.
• Rules that matter: No generators at any time. No wood fires; gas and charcoal grills allowed if cleaned. Check-in 12 p.m., checkout 11 a.m. Pet-friendly under park regulations.
• Best feature: The only sewer connection inside Grand Teton, and a walk to a Jackson Lake marina.

We wrote a full Colter Bay RV Park review with site-selection notes and how it compares to Headwaters. The short version: if you have a 40-foot-plus rig and want shore power under the Tetons, this is the reservation to chase.

Colter Bay Campground: the big dry campground next door#

Confusingly, Colter Bay Campground is a separate, larger campground in the same village. It is mostly dry camping in lodgepole forest, with the same walk to the store, showers and marina.

• Location: Colter Bay Village, adjacent to the RV park.
• Hookups: 13 electric sites; the remaining 324 standard sites are dry. Dump station on site.
• Sites: 324 standard, 13 electric, 10 hiker/biker, 10 group.
• Max rig length: 45 feet.
• Cost: See Recreation.gov.
• Reservations: Recreation.gov.
• Best feature: The most RV-capable dry sites in the park, in the same village as the full-hookup RV park, so you get the same amenities without needing a hookup site.

If you cannot get Colter Bay RV Park, this is your first fallback for a big rig. Bring full water and empty tanks; the dump station covers you on the way out.

Gros Ventre: the largest campground and the wildlife base#

Gros Ventre (pronounced “grow vont”) sits at the south end of the park along the Gros Ventre River, near Kelly and a few miles from Mormon Row and Antelope Flats. It is the largest campground in Grand Teton and the one we recommend for people who care more about moose and bison at dawn than about being on a lake.

• Location: Gros Ventre Road near Kelly, southeast corner of the park; closest in-park campground to Jackson.
• Hookups: 39 electric sites; the remaining 279 are dry. Limited dump station.
• Sites: 279 standard, 39 electric, 4 group.
• Max rig length: 45 feet.
• Cost: See Recreation.gov.
• Reservations: Recreation.gov.
• Best feature: Cottonwood shade, river sound, and moose wandering the loops. It is also usually the last campground in the park to sell out, which makes it the realistic booking for late planners.

Gros Ventre is 12 or so miles from Jackson, so it doubles as a base for restocking in town while sleeping inside the park boundary.

Signal Mountain: closest RV camping to Jenny Lake#

Signal Mountain Campground sits on the southeast shore of Jackson Lake, off Teton Park Road, with some of the best direct Teton views of any campground. It is small and it is tight.

• Location: Teton Park Road, south end of Jackson Lake, near Signal Mountain Lodge.
• Hookups: 25 electric sites; 56 standard sites are dry. Dump station; pay showers and laundry nearby.
• Sites: 56 standard, 25 electric.
• Max rig length: 30 feet.
• Cost: See Recreation.gov.
• Reservations: Recreation.gov.
• Best feature: Lake and mountain views from a campground that is only a short drive from Jenny Lake and String Lake.

That 30-foot limit is real. Sites are on a hillside with tight turns, and the NPS figure is a total-length figure. If you tow, add the truck.

Jenny Lake: tents only, no RVs#

Jenny Lake Campground is the most requested campground in the park and the one RVers cannot use. The NPS lists 51 standard sites and 10 hiker/biker sites, tents only, no hookups. There is no RV or trailer access. If your goal is Jenny Lake hikes — Hidden Falls, Inspiration Point, Cascade Canyon — camp at Signal Mountain (small rigs) or Gros Ventre or Colter Bay (larger rigs) and drive in early. Parking at the Jenny Lake trailhead fills by mid-morning in July and August.

Lizard Creek: quiet, north end, small rigs only#

Lizard Creek is the northernmost of the Jackson Lake campgrounds, a wooded, quiet spot with lakeshore sites that many campers consider the prettiest in the park.

• Location: US-89/191/287, north end of Jackson Lake, between Colter Bay and Flagg Ranch.
• Hookups: None. Dry camping only.
• Sites: 60 standard.
• Max rig length: 30 feet.
• Cost: See Recreation.gov.
• Reservations: Recreation.gov.
• Best feature: Solitude and lake views without the Colter Bay bustle. The trade is no services and a short season.

Headwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch: full hookups between the parks#

Headwaters sits in the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway between Grand Teton and Yellowstone’s South Entrance. It is administratively part of the Grand Teton camping system and is the second full-hookup option.

• Location: Flagg Ranch, US-89/191/287, about 2 miles south of Yellowstone’s South Entrance.
• Hookups: 97 full-hookup pull-through sites plus 34 standard (dry) sites. Showers included.
• Sites: 34 standard, 97 full hookup, plus 40 camper cabins.
• Max rig length: 45 feet.
• Cost: See Recreation.gov.
• Reservations: Recreation.gov.
• Best feature: Full hookups and pull-throughs positioned so you can day-trip north into Yellowstone and south into the Tetons from one base. Grant Village and Lewis Lake in Yellowstone are close by.

For a two-park trip this is the most efficient single reservation in either park. If Fishing Bridge is sold out on the Yellowstone side, Headwaters is the next-best full-hookup base for the southern half of Yellowstone. Our Yellowstone campground reservations guide explains how the northern park’s booking split works.

Jackson gateway RV parks: when the park is full#

Two private parks are the standard fallback for RVers who cannot get an in-park site, and both are useful even if you can.

• Virginian RV Park in Jackson is a full-hookup park in town, walkable to restaurants and the town square. It is the practical answer for a big rig that needs power and a grocery run, at the cost of a roughly 15- to 25-mile drive to Moose or Gros Ventre. Rates and site inventory: see the operator’s current listing.
• Jackson Hole KOA / Snake River sits south of Jackson on US-89 along the Snake River, a longer drive to the park but a quieter riverside setting with full hookups. Rates and length limits: see the KOA listing.

Neither has the views of Signal Mountain or Colter Bay, and both add drive time to the park’s busiest trailheads. Use them as a first and last night, or as a full-hookup reset between dry-camping stretches in the park.

Practical notes for RVers#

Big rigs in Grand Teton#

The 45-foot ceiling at Gros Ventre, Colter Bay (both) and Headwaters is generous by national-park standards, and Colter Bay RV Park’s pull-throughs are genuinely designed for large motorhomes with a toad. Signal Mountain and Lizard Creek, at 30 feet, are for vans, truck campers and small trailers. Our national park RV rig size limits guide shows how Grand Teton compares to other parks, and our best national park campgrounds for RVs roundup ranks Colter Bay against Fishing Bridge, Trailer Village and the rest.

Best time to camp#

Late June through mid-September is the reliable window. Colter Bay RV Park opens in early May and closes in early October per the operator; higher campgrounds open later and close earlier. Snow can linger in the campground loops into June, and September nights routinely freeze. Wildflower season is late June to mid-July; elk bugling and cottonwood color are mid-September to early October, when Gros Ventre is at its best.

Booking strategy#

Every campground is on Recreation.gov with a rolling six-month window, so a July 15 stay opens January 15. Set an alarm for the release time, book Colter Bay RV Park or Headwaters first if you need hookups, and hold Gros Ventre as a fallback. Cancellations do surface; checking the calendar every morning for a week before your trip is a realistic way to move from a dry site to a hookup site.

Power without hookups#

Colter Bay RV Park bans generators entirely, and generator hours elsewhere are restricted. If you are dry camping at Gros Ventre or Colter Bay Campground, plan on solar and battery, and use the dump stations at Colter Bay, Signal Mountain and Gros Ventre. Grand Teton mornings are cold even in July, so a furnace budget matters.

Bears#

Grand Teton is grizzly country. Every campground has food-storage rules; keep coolers, stoves and toiletries locked in the vehicle or bear box, not under the awning. Colter Bay’s no-wood-fire rule is partly about wildfire and partly about not leaving food-scented ash around.

The bottom line#

For camping in the Grand Tetons with an RV, the decision tree is short. Need hookups: Colter Bay RV Park or Headwaters. Big rig, dry camping: Gros Ventre or Colter Bay Campground. Small rig near Jenny Lake: Signal Mountain. Want quiet on the lake in a small rig: Lizard Creek. Everything books on Recreation.gov six months out, and Jackson’s private parks are the pressure valve when it all sells out. For the rest of the state, start at our Wyoming RV camping hub.