map of Colter Bay campground Grand Teton National Park

The 'You Are Here' in the right bottom corner is the campground entrance station kiosk where you check in and get a campsite assignment.

None of these campsites are on the lake and none have views. Signal Mountain (86 campsites) is the campground with views across the lake to the mountains. Jenny Lake campground, a short distance from Jenny Lake, 49 sites, tents only, one vehicle only less than 14 feet long, is the first to fill each day, often early in the morning. Flagg Ranch, near the Yellowstone Park border, has 100 trailer sites and 75 tent sites.

The blue lines on the map above denoting trails mostly lead out to the lake shore.

Campsites in E and D loops are closest to the amphitheater and lakeside picnic area & swim beach with restrooms, fire rings, picnic tables

It is faster from almost every campsite loop to walk to the amphitheater for the evening ranger program/ campfire program than to drive and try to find parking.

The trailer dump station is in I loop.

In the off season the O,N,M,L loops are often closed.

Some electric, ADA accessible sites.

Maximum 35 feet for RVs, motorhomes or trailers. (Larger RVs should check out Gros Ventre campground.)

There is free WiFi available at the Colter Bay laundromat, the main Colter Bay restaurant, the Moose Visitor Center and in the Jackson Lake Lodge parlor that anyone can use without a secret code.

Below: an aerial photo with Colter Bay environs in the foreground and part of Jackson Lake. The campground area is towards the right, the long stripe of buildings leading from the bay is the stores, laundromat and restaurants.

There is a black and white aerial photo/map to go with the above picture with details of where to find the museum, picnic area, showers, grocery/gift stores, laundromat, hiking trails, marina, Ranger talk/campfire amphitheater, propane canister recycling bin, etc. at Colter Bay, Grand Teton National Park.

You can download a Grand Teton National Park map at: http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/maps.htm

and a map of lakeside trails at:

http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/Lakeshore12.pdf

See also: map of Jenny Lake campground, Grand Teton National park

Signal Mountain campground map

NASA aerial photo of Teton Range

Grand Tetons trip pages index

How much water is in Jackson Lake (reservoir) right now? Will I be able to launch my boat at the Colter Bay ramp or will I need to go somewhere else?

Check out the boat ramp link below. Full pool of Jackson Lake (reservoir) is 6769'. The end of the boat ramp at Colter Bay is at 6753', at the end of the boat ramp at Signal Mountain Lodge is 6737' and at Leek's Marina it's 6735'.

The webpage tells you how high the water level has been on Jackson Lake for the last five days. (Scroll down past the drawing at the top.)

http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/ramps/jackson/jackson.html