Bridger Bay Campground — Hotel in Antelope Island

Updated, spacious campground with lots of wildlife experience. Campground: We stayed in Bridger Bay campground which has 2 loops with a mixture of back ins and pull throughs. The upper loop has partial hookups and the lower loop is dry camping. But the park is designed in tiers so no matter where you camp you have some beautiful views. Campsite # 33 Our campsite was a asphalt pull through with a covered patio, picnic table, and firepit with a layover grill attachment. This campsite was fully level and had partial hookups of water and electricity 50 & 30 #thifty There is no Propane refill at this campground, but they have a nice 2 lane dump station.

Wifi: No wifi at this campground. Verizon and Starlink are good enough for streaming. Noise Level: was super quiet. No road noise, occasional planes overhead. Amenities: Multiple bath houses in the park. Several toilets and individual shower rooms. They could use a little cleaning. They had dumpsters at the entrances to each loop. No laundry, pool, or playground. Other facilities: They offered plenty of places to hike and bike around the island. Dog friendly: They allow dogs in the area, but there are no pick up stations or off-leash areas. You do want to be careful because the wildlife to roam right through the park including Bison which can be hard to see at night. Camp store: There is no camp store but the city is about 15 miles away just off the island and a Walmart is only about 2 miles beyond the park gate.

Camp staff interactions: The camp staff and the rangers were friendly and helpful.

Additional info: It is challenging to locate this campground when you come in the island as the signs aren’t great. But if you take the 2nd right after entering the park it will lead you to it. Don’t pass it or it can be challenging to turn around! The 1st right will also get you there, but it’s a longer and...

We camped at Bridger Bay two weekends in a row at the beginning of March.

It's still pretty chilly overnight this time of year, so the clouds of bugs mentioned in other reviews aren't there yet. Note that in warmer months the bugs really are terrible.

The campground consists of a long sloping bank leading down the edge of the Great Salt Lake. On the loop, there are 26 campsites to choose from. Each site has a long, easily accessible pull-through, a concrete slab with a sturdy gazebo, a picnic table, a smaller table presumably for preparing food, and a large concrete fire pit with a heavy iron grate. The grate can be lifted out of the way for an unobstructed fire.

The terrain consists of hearty sagebrush, dirt, and gravel. Lots of small trees dot the area, but none are well enough established to offer shade. The only shade to be found is the gazebos or what you've brought with you. Also it can be very windy, especially at night. Button up your site before bed or it could be quite a hike in the morning to retrieve your stuff.

All that said, the area is beautiful in a rugged, minimalist kind of way. It's quiet and peaceful, and even with every site full we were never bothered by impolite guests or loud music or barking dogs. Sunsets are exquisite. There's a lot of foot and bicycle traffic on the loop during the day, as hiking and bicycling are the primary recreational activities on Antelope Island. Bird watching is another.

There are no hookups of any kind at the sites, but there are two vault toilet houses on the loop. I can't attest to their cleanliness as we used the potty in our motorhome exclusively. There is a dump station with potable and non-potable water hydrants near the site, consult your entry brochure for the exact location. The dump site was clean and...

Great Spring and Fall camping! Don't go at the end of April or in May, the no-see-um bugs are terrible! But earlier spring and fall are beautiful.

Each Bridger Bay site has power and water with shared flush toilets, showers (almost ready as of spring 2022) and a dumpster and RV dump at the campground. (Paid showers, just $1 for 4 minutes, are working at the beach site next to the Island Grill)

This campground has a paved loop and pull-through RV spots. Each site has a concrete pad with a pavillion, picnic table, smaller table for portable grill and a firepit.

The low traffic asphalt loop is great for independent responsible kids to ride bikes to their hearts content.

The campground is in the shadow of Buffalo Point, a great short hike with lots of hollows ("caves" in my kids vernacular) in the rock formations for kids to play in. (See if you can find the "multi-level" kiddie cave!). You can hike up straight from the campground (trail heads out south from one of the campgrounds on south west end) or drive to the trailhead. Once you get to the top, there is no trail, just explore the rocks. Partway into the rocks from the main trailhead, the rocks get pretty tough to traverse. The trail from the campground puts you in the middle of two rocky areas you can explore.

From the campground just past the dumpster, the Lakeside trail is a nice flat 2.8 mile out dirt trail along the shoreline around Buffalo Point. It is great for hikes and trail running, but about 1 mile in or so it gets too Rocky and uneven for mountain biking.

(Oh, and if you forget or burn dinner, you can head over to the beach for a Buffalo burger. It's on the road over to the visitor's center Check the hours, though, it closes at 4pm on the...