Colter Bay RV Park — Local services in Driggs

Here's all I can tell you about this park. We stayed here for 6 days in late June to early July. The weather was cool to cold at night (upper 30's to mid 40's) and mild during the days (lower to upper 70's). The sites were spacious enough so that you don't feel cramped. All the sites in the RV park are pull through sites.

There are no fire pits located in the RV park, but they said there was an area where you can have fires nearby. We never found this area, and a few of the staff that we asked were unsure about what we were taking about. A few other campers did have propane fire pits that they could relax around. There are bathrooms spaced at decent intervals that are kept clean and have flush toilets and sinks with running water. There are no bear boxes in the RV Park, food and coolers are to be kept in a hard sided camper or in a vehicle. If they're left out at any point in time, they will probably be confiscated and a note will be left on your camper stating where to pick it up.

The laundry and showers are very expensive (5 bucks per shower or 15 bucks per family of 5). Showers were nice. Nice adjustable heat and good pressure. Obviously there are separate shower rooms for men and women, with a few sinks, bathroom stalls, and about 10-12 shower stalls in the men's room. The laundry was 4 bucks to wash a load and about 2 bucks to dry it. There are plenty of washers and dryers. I believe the hours of operation are from 7 am to 9 pm.

The general store is a bit expensive, but typical priced for these type of places with a good assortment of food items including meats and veggies/ fruits. They even have a small liquor store that is decently stocked, as well as a cooler with premade sandwiches. Next to that is a large gift shop that has everything for souvenirs as well as camping essentials.

The beach is very rocky, so laying on the beach isn't a very good option unless you find a patch of grass. But the views are stunning! There are a lot of picnic tables scattered along the beach, and a parking area so the walk isn't bad to get to one of them.

The restaurant is a little weird for my liking. The food was great, but there's quite the limited selection of meals, depending on the time of day. There's a breakfast menu, lunch, and dinner, and they're all different. On the dinner menu, you won't find a burger anywhere. For me and my 2 girls, the bill with tip was about 90 bucks, and 2 of us just got a few sides and a bowl of chili. The bar is also very expensive. Expect to pay upwards of 10 - 15 bucks for a cocktail.

After all of this, I would definitely stay here again and would recommend this RV park to anyone looking to stay in this area. It's centrally located between GTNP and Yellowstone, so that was nice. I never saw or heard any bears, but did see a porcupine walking along the beach while taking sky...

Campground: Colter Bay RV Park City, State: Colter Bay (Grand Tetons), Wyoming Check-in: July 4, 2022 Check-out: July 8, 2022 Site Number: 503

We Liked: Full hookups. Site was big enough for 32 ft Class C and TOAD. Entire campground was covered in pine trees. It was really nice and kept the temps down. Unlike the northeast and Mid-Atlantic, these pine trees did not leave the RV covered in sap. Helpful staff. An important screw fell out of my awning during travels and when I asked the office if they had a box of screws they said they'd call maintenance. 30 min later a very friendly maintenance man showed up and gave me a variety of screws that would be a close match - it worked! This also saved me an hour drive to a Jackson hardware store. Propane is available for purchase for both jugs and fixed tanks. Quiet campground. Beach (rocky) was a quick walk from the campground. No issues with electric and water.

We Didn't Care For: Campground roads were wee bit narrow. Site was not level. We were able to get level by putting Lego blocks under one side and using our automatic levelers. There were many over Class C, Super C, and Class A much worse off. Wicked bad mosquitoes (yes, that is out of their control, but they were bad during evening/night). The Colter Bay grocery was very expensive. Laundry was the most expensive on this trip too - $4 to wash and $2.50 to start the dryer (many more quarters added to dryer). A shower was $5. No free shower voucher like at Fishing Bridge (Yellowstone). Showers were mostly clean in the AM but quite filthy during PM. Could not get any TV stations with digital antenna (not sure if this was due to tree cover). The bathrooms closest to 503 had the following issues: Men's - relatively clean but always out of hand washing soap. Women's - it looked as though it had not been cleaned in a long time.

Overall Assessment: We enjoyed our stay at Colter Bay RV Park. It was a great home base while we...

Its not easy getting into a NP/State Park with a rig of our size. We booked this CG approx 6 months in advance. Most sites are gravel, ours was a mixture of mud/gravel, leaning more towards the mud side. Branches were trimmed and it allowed us to roll through with our 13'6" rig without scraping. TLDR; We'd stay here again, although, we'd likely stay closer to Jackson for amenities since you still have a pretty good drive to everything around Grand Teton. We never went North during our stay and always went south towards Jackson.

Pro's: Can't beat this location if you goal is to stay in the actual park. Walking distance to the visitor center, small grocery store, Jackson Lake, etc.... Unfortunately, most of the amenities were closed in May. Long spot. Could have easily fit a 50-55' with an additional tow vehicle/toad. Beautiful scenery all around. Wildlife right outside and around the CG. Saw our first Grizzly! * Relatively clean & warm bathrooms Staff cleaned and raked each spot upon moveout. * Starlink WORKS well should you have a clear line of site. We didn't with tons of tree's, but were still able to get enough bandwith to stream Netflix and MLB.tv With that said, we couldn't do simple things like posting to IG or FB. So, not sure how that worked.

Con's: No cell service of any kind (perhaps this is a Pro for some) No wifi of any kind, unless near certain spots as outlined in the CG map/guide you get upon checkin. Although, we couldn't find these spots. Muddy and VERY unlevel site. Not sure we saw a level spot. Sewer connection was HIGHER than than where it exited our RV. Therefore, we only emptied Gray until we got to our next destination. Expensive for what it is and at least a 30 minute drive to most area...