Colter Bay Campground
Grand Teton National Park · Wyoming · 349 sites
Photos: National Park Service via Recreation.gov
Overview
Colter Bay Campground is a National Park Service campground in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, with 349 sites in 16 loops. Mostly shady: most sites have good shade. Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site; T-Mobile reports none.
257 of 339 sites shaded
42 of 339 sites in full sun
198 of 339 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Colter Bay Campground are the shadiest?
Most of them. 257 of 339 sites have good shade, much of it from the afternoon sun; the other 82 are more open.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Colter Bay Campground get the most sun?
Only a few. 42 of 339 sites are truly sunny and 86 more get some sun; the rest are shaded.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Colter Bay Campground?
At some sites. About 198 of 339 sites have a clear gap in the trees for Starlink and 74 a partial one; the rest sit under trees. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Colter Bay Campground are the most level?
69 of 339 sites are flat, and 83 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 187 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 50 ft.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Colter Bay Campground have cell service?
Mostly. Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site; T-Mobile reports none. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Colter Bay Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 52°F and lows around 25°F, with about 1.8 inches of rain over the month and 7 inches of snow. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Colter Bay in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 349 in 16 loops
- Kinds
- 264 for RVs or trailers · 75 tent-only · 10 group sites
- Hookups
- 13 with electric
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Accessible
- 14 sites
- Elevation
- 6,793–6,872 ft
- Every site
- Pets allowed · Campfires allowed · Check-in 12 PM, check-out 11 AM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “Colter Bay Campground offers camping for tents and dry camping for RVs. (For full hookup RV sites, check out the Colter Bay RV Park.) Each tent site has a gravel parking space for up to two vehicles and space for one tent. For parties with extra-large tents or multiple tents, please see individual site specifications before booking. Multiple tents are only permitted in sites designated for multiple tents. Only one RV/Camper/Caravan is allowed per site. Each RV site has a back-in or pull-through gravel parking space for one RV . RV sites are of various sizes, and guests should look at individual site specifications prior to booking to ensure max length availability. The Colter Bay Campground is situated in a lodgepole pine forest within walking distance of Jackson Lake and numerous trails. From the lakeshore, visitors will have views across Jackson Lake to Mount Moran and the northern end of the Teton Range. Colter Bay is home to black and grizzly bears, moose, deer, elk and other large animals, as well as marmots, foxes, bald eagles, and more. Bears are often seen on trails and in the developed areas.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.