Site Review- Bridger-Teton National Forest Bondurant, Wyoming
Site Review- Bridger-Teton National Forest Bondurant, Wyoming
GPS: 43.09’31”, 110.17’55”
You enter into this section of the Bridger-Teton National Forest by traveling down U.S. Highway 191 towards Jackson, Wyoming and turning right on to Forest Rd 30650.
You will see a sign at the entrance with rules and policies on it. The most import, in my opinion, is that this is bear country and you must follow safety guidelines with your food. Do not worry, they are listed out for you right there.
As you drive into the area you will see some dirt roads that branch off to the left, and mounds of dirt and rocks. After passing this, on your left you will see a wide clearing with a stone fire ring in it. This is where we stayed.
The campsite was huge!
It has to be the biggest campsite we have been in yet. We have a 40 ft travel trailer and we could have easily fit another rig just as big in the site with us and had room to spare.
The views from this site were pretty incredible, and we were far enough from the main road that we did not experience a lot of traffic noise.
There are an endless number of campsites in this area.
However, I highly recommend you drop your rig and scout it out in your vehicle first. When we stayed here, it was early May and still snowing. Some of the roads were impassable to a big travel trailer like ours.
There were also plenty of filled spots. It would be awful to drive back into the woods looking for a spot, finding none suitable for you that aren’t filled, and trying to get your rig back out of there.
Luckily, we scouted the area out the previous day, since it wasn’t far from our prior location.
Driving back along the dirt roads, we found at least 30 sites, but the ones we that would be big enough and flat enough for our big beast, were already taken.
We had to stay near the front, but we didn’t mind it one bit.
It still ranked as my favorite site we have been to so far.
We did have some traffic on weekends from ATVs, but it was not an unbearable amount.
Some tips for the area
If you need food, I recommend going into Jackson for supplies. It is about 32 miles from this location and takes about 45 minutes to drive there. They have several grocery stores, clothing stores, hardware stores, pharmacies, laundromats, etc.
Plus, the drive up to Jackson is absolutely stunning!
If you need fresh water, to dump, or propane filled the Shell station in Jackson is where we recommend.
They allow you to fill your water for free from a spigot around the back of the gas station. We saw this on another review done about Jackson, we did ask to make sure, and it was correct information. The location of the spigot was not hiding, but there is no sign indicating it is there either.
They also have a dump station. It is $10 or $5 if you are purchasing fuel.
They do fill propane tanks also, and all of this is located behind the gas station, in relatively the same location.
Cost of Stay:
Free! A spot with a view, and a $0 price tag.
Length of Stay:
16 days for this area. However, there are parts of the Bridger-Teton National Forest that have shorter stay limits depending on time of the year, especially near holidays. So always check for yourself before you go. Also, the sign at the front of the entrance indicates that this area is only open from May until November, I think. I really wish I would have taken a picture of the sign to post. If you are planning to stay here before May or near November, call the rangers for this district and verify the area is open.
Cell Service:
We have Straight Talk that runs off of Verizon towers and we had 1-2 bars at our site. It wasn’t much, but the views were worth it.
Do I recommend this area?
Absolutely! This area is on our list of places we want to return to. It had amazing views. It was in a great location. It was fairly clean.
