Signal Mountain Campground
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- $59–$103Across the site types the agency prices
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- 8178 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
The Signal Mountain Campground is centrally located inside Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) and provides a convenient basecamp for accessing all the park has to offer. This 80-site campground is located adjacent to Signal Mountain Lodge which provides many amenities you might need for your National Park adventures. The campground sits on the southeast shore of Jackson Lake, and offers easy access to the lake waters and short walks to unparalleled views of the Teton Range. The area is frequented by various park wildlife, large and small, as well as a variety of bird species. Keep reading
The Signal Mountain Campground is normally one of the first campgrounds to open and last to close in the park, and can often have lingering snowpack during the opening weeks after heavy winters and possible early wintery weather at the end of the season. Due to the variability of weather in the Tetons, visitors should come prepared, especially during the months of May and October.
Recreation
There are many popular activities to be taken advantage of from the Signal Mountain Campground. Hiking is a popular park activity and the campground provides direct access to two of the park’s shorter trails. The lakeshore trail is a 3 mile out-and-back trail following the lakeshore bluff to a popular backcountry campsite and the Signal Mountain Summit trail is a 6-mile loop trail. Both trails provide breathtaking views and opportunities for wildlife viewing. Being centrally located in GTNP, many of the park’s classic hikes are located within 15-20-minute drives including the Jenny Lake area, Lupine Meadows, Cascade Canyon, String Lake, Taggart Lake and Paintbrush Canyon trails to name a few. Another popular activity at the Signal Mountain Campground is playing on Jackson Lake. This large alpine lake stretches nearly 7 miles wide and 15 miles long with a maximum depth over 400 feet. Water temperatures generally vary from 50-70 degrees during the campground’s season and is popular for trout fishing, power boats, kayaks and paddle boards. Signal Mountain Marina offers kayak, canoe and motor boat rentals which affords access to the lake for those traveling without their own gear. In addition, Signal Mountain Lodge offers guided fishing trips on Jackson Lake and scenic float trips on the Snake River, contact the Signal Mountain Lodge front desk for more information. Popular spots for swimming are at the boat ramp and picnic areas located at the north and south sides of the campground. Photography and sightseeing are other popular focuses for campers staying at the Signal Mountain Campground. Want that iconic sunset or sunrise photo of the Tetons? Look no further. The area offers numerous great opportunities for landscape and nightscape photography often with the bonus for some wildlife shots. This is a great spot to spend your “rest” day during a busy vacation, but still feel like you can enjoy the park and not have to feel the need to get back in the car.
Facilities
The campground offers tent camping and pull-in/back-in sites for RVs or trailers up to 30 feet. This campground offers 24 sites with 30 and 50-amp hookups which are popular during the early and late season. The campground is organized in three loops, with the first loop offering both electric and non-electric generator sites, the second loop offering non-electric generator sites, and the third loop being non-electric and generator free . Tent pads are available at select sites and all sites have picnic tables, fire rings and bear-proof food storage boxes. Parking pads and areas for tents can vary greatly in size and care should be given when selecting a site. The campground provides a dump station, trash collection and recycling receptacles. Four conveniently located comfort stations provide campers with potable water, flush toilets, camper sinks and hot water. The campground is part of the Signal Mountain Lodge facility which provides a number of additional amenities, including token operated showers and laundromat, as well as internet access and on-site cell tower service. Other amenities include a general store (groceries, gas, camping supplies, coffee bar and grab and go food options), a restaurant and bar, a gift shop, guided float trips, guided fishing trips, boat rentals, cabin rentals and more.
Natural Features
The Signal Mountain Campground sits slightly elevated from Jackson Lake in a predominantly lodgepole pine forest, which continues up Signal Mountain to the east. Signal Mountain itself is an isolated glacial moraine which rises over 800ft and offers sweeping views of the Jackson Hole valley. The campground is located directly across the lake waters from Mt. Moran, the park’s second tallest peak. The dramatic Teton Range, from the Grand Teton to the south, to the park’s northern peaks, are visible from the lake shore and a few select sites. The campground is frequented by various park wildlife including red fox, coyotes, bears, bats and mule deer to name a few. Often, eagles and osprey are found perched amongst the lake shore trees as they search the lake waters. To protect the park wildlife and fellow campers, proper food storage is enforced and regularly monitored .
Nearby Attractions
Aside from centralized access to all Grand Teton National Park’s offerings including the Jenny Lake area, the Signal Mountain Campground offer’s convenient access to all of Jackson Hole and Yellowstone’s South Entrance in less than an hour’s drive. The Jackson Hole Airport, 29 miles south, provides numerous daily direct flights from many cities around the country. The town of Jackson is located 38 miles south and offers hundreds of dining and shopping options as well as galleries, museums, tourist attractions, movie theaters, medical facilities, auto repair shops, and more. Teton Village, located 30 miles south, offers many dining and shopping options, as well as gondola and aerial tram rides. The campground also provides easy access for starting your Yellowstone National Park adventures which is only 25 miles north.
Charges & Cancellations
Please see Recreation.gov Rules and Reservations Policies for detailed information. https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies
What the agency tells you
The maximum stay permitted at Signal Mountain Campground is 14 nights, and the maximum cumulative stay between all park campgrounds is 30 nights. A maximum of 2 campsites can be reserved per customer per night. A maximum sliding window of up to 7 days can be reserved beyond the 6 month rolling window. Day of reservations are allowed at this campsite through Recreation.gov, but not on a first-come, first-served basis at the campground itself. Discounts must be applied at time of securing reservation.
This is bear country! Food and bear attractants must not be left unattended at any time (ie, coolers, trash, beverage containers, cooking utensils, health and beauty aids, campstoves etc.). All food or attractants must be stored in a hard-sided vehicle or in your campsite’s provided bear-proof storage box when not being consumed or prepared.
Camping accomodations are pet friendly. However, pets cannot be left unattended and are always required to be under control, and on a six-foot leash. Dog runners and pens are not allowed. All pet food and bowls must be treated as a bear attractant and must be properly stored and cannot be left unattended. Please review Campground & National Park Pet Regulations. https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/pets.htm
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Check-out time is 11am, Check-in time begins at 12 pm. Quiet hours are strictly enforced from 10p.m. until 7a.m.
The maximum length for a trailer or RV is 30 feet. For guests traveling with trailers or fifth-wheels, the combined length of vehicle and trailer must not exceed the dimensions of the site, OR a site with a double wide driveway must be reserved. All vehicles must fit on the parking pad, and may not be in the road. Guests will be asked to move vehicles in violation of this rule to an alternative parking area.
Generators are permitted in loops 1 & 2, between the hours of 8a.m. and 8p.m. and cannot be left unattended. Please note, generators are not permitted at any time in the 3rd Loop (sites 65-86).
Maximum of one vehicle per site allowed.
Maximum of two tents per site allowed. Tents must be on tent pads where provided.
Maximum of six occupants per site. This rule is strictly enforced as we are a smaller campground. If you desire to book a campsite that will accomodate larger groups or gatherings of more than 6 people, please explore options at other campgrounds in the area.
Premium Fee / Water Hookup Fee: This Utility Fee is imposed on all lodging and camping products to defer the higher cost of providing water, sewer, and electricity in the remote locations in which we operate. The amount of this fee is determined by taking the difference in the cost of providing these services less the comparable cost of similar services in local areas. This fee is reviewed annually and approved by the National Park Service.
Fires may not be left unattended and must be contained within the provided fire ring. Any current fire restrictions must be followed.
Only dead and downed wood may be collected. Chainsaws are prohibited.
Parking is allowed only in designated parking areas or site pads. Moving barrier logs is prohibited. Roadways are narrow at this campground and backing into certain sites can be difficult. Please look at the pictures provided and read all warnings and need to know info about you site.
All boat trailers must be parked at the boat ramps “three-day parking lot”.
All sites must be left in a clean and welcoming state for the incoming campers with all fires put “dead-out” and fire rings free of bear attractants.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 81 · 12 tent-only
- Hookups
- 24 electric, 1 water
- Longest rig
- 30 ft
- Accessible sites
- 5
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 78 of 81 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Store
- Nearby
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Meadow
- Birding
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Paddle Boating
- Paddling
- Rafting
- Scenic drives
- Swimming
- Water access
- Water sports
- Night sky · 134th darkest of 248 in WY
- Bortle 2
- Fall color · reported 13 days ago, 12 km away
- Past peak
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 78 of the 81 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $59–$103 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Please see Recreation.gov Rules and Reservations Policies for detailed information. https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
81 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 78 mapped sitesAll 81 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 74 of the 81 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| 1 | 1 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 357 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 10 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 39 ft | 208 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 11 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 39 ft | 174 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 12 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 151 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 13 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 237 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 14 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 288 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 15 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 68 ft | 160 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 16 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 30 ft | 201 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 17 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 30 ft | 216 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 18 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | yes | 71 ft | 329 ft | $83 |
| 1 | 19 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 48 ft | 377 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 2 | standard electric | 26 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 387 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 20 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 408 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 21 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 55 ft | 428 ft | $59 | ||
| 1 | 22 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 49 ft | 514 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 23 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 49 ft | 554 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 26 | standard electric | 20 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 548 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 27 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 56 ft | 588 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 28 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 83 ft | 614 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 29 | standard electric | 20 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 582 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 3 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 376 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 30 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 546 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 31 | rv electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | 499 ft | $103 | |
| 1 | 32 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | 530 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 33 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 446 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 34 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 394 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 35 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 429 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 36 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 373 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 37 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 412 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 5 | standard electric | 29 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 332 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 6 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 315 ft | $83 | |
| 1 | 7 | type not stated | 30 ft | 50 amp | 293 ft | |||
| 1 | 9 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 49 ft | 222 ft | $83 | |
| 2 | 38 | tent only nonelectric | 28 ft | 20 ft | 267 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 39 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 20 ft | 272 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 40 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 42 ft | 303 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 41 | rv nonelectric | 30 ft | 42 ft | 265 ft | |||
| 2 | 43 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 53 ft | 226 ft | $59 | |
| 2 | 44 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 53 ft | 214 ft | $59 | |
| 2 | 45 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 46 ft | 247 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 46 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 46 ft | 262 ft | $59 | |
| 2 | 47 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 26 ft | 277 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 48 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 26 ft | 252 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 49 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 50 ft | 270 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 50 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 40 ft | 339 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 51 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 40 ft | 338 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 52 | rv nonelectric | 30 ft | 37 ft | 403 ft | |||
| 2 | 53 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 37 ft | 410 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 54 | type not stated | 30 ft | 454 ft | ||||
| 2 | 55 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 56 ft | 474 ft | $59 | |
| 2 | 56 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 56 ft | 529 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 57 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 64 ft | 503 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 58 | type not stated | 26 ft | 541 ft | ||||
| 2 | 59 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 53 ft | 516 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 60 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 48 ft | 562 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 61 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 48 ft | 514 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 62 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 43 ft | 537 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 63 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 43 ft | 494 ft | $59 | ||
| 2 | 64 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 52 ft | 478 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 65 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 49 ft | 266 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 66 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 32 ft | 273 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 67 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 32 ft | 305 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 68 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 41 ft | 285 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 69 | rv nonelectric | 30 ft | 41 ft | 314 ft | |||
| 3 | 70 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 30 ft | 376 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 71 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 30 ft | 351 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 72 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 50 ft | 398 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 73 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 41 ft | 443 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 74 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 41 ft | 423 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 75 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 45 ft | 478 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 76 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 45 ft | 515 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 77 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 46 ft | 558 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 78 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 61 ft | 645 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 79 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 39 ft | 721 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 80 | rv nonelectric | 30 ft | 39 ft | 698 ft | |||
| 3 | 81 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 60 ft | 753 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 82 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 56 ft | 689 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 83 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 45 ft | 692 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 84 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 45 ft | 654 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 85 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 49 ft | 613 ft | $59 | ||
| 3 | 86 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 51 ft | 603 ft | $59 |
25 of 81 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Colter Bay Tent VillageGrand Teton National Park · 4.5 mi
Colter Bay Marina End Ties4.5 mi
Colter Bay RV ParkGrand Teton National Park · 4.7 mi
Colter Bay CampgroundGrand Teton National Park · 4.7 mi
Jenny Lake CampgroundGrand Teton National Park · 8.0 miPacific Creek CampgroundTeton National Forest · 11 miHeading north from Jackson on US 26/89/191, turn left (west) at Moose Junction. Travel north on the Teton Park Road 17 miles to the Signal Mountain Lodge junction. Turn left (west) and follow the signs. Heading south from Yellowstone on US 89/191/287, turn right (west/southwest) at Jackson Lake Junction. Travel south on the Teton Park Road 3 miles to the Signal Mountain Lodge junction. Turn right (west) and follow the signs.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Kelly, WY
Typical weather
Typical October night 25°F, day 51°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 1°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Signal Mountain Campground is in Wyoming’s at-large congressional district. Its representative, Harriet Hageman (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →