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Price
$15/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
18 campsites
Season
Open from mid-May th...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Turpin Meadow Campground, Buffalo Valley Road, Blackrock Ranger District, Wyoming
Horse campers will find few better bases in the region: corrals, hitch rails, and direct trail access from sites like #2, #6, and #10. At $15/night with strong star-gazing and a cold creek running through, tent and RV campers who arrive early and pack water will get a lot for the
No potable water, no showers, and a first-come system with a host who has double-booked sites more than once. If you're driving a long distance to claim a specific spot, that combination is a real risk. Wet-season bugs are intense enough that multiple reviewers called for industr
Reference information about Turpin Meadow Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>The Turpin Meadow Campground is located 17-miles East of Moran Junction on the Buffalo Valley Road. It is outfitted with 14 standard campsites, 4 pull through sites, 2 double-unit vault restrooms, and 1 single-unit vault restroom. It is also equipped with corrals, hitching posts, water access, a stock tank, accessibility to bear boxes, dumpsters, and a game storage pole. There are corrals and designated places to tether stock.</p>
The elevation is 7,300 ft. NOTE: The Moran Entrance Station to Grand Teton National Park is 15 miles west of campground. The campground, near the Buffalo River and within a mile of the Teton Wilderness’ southern side, is located next to the parking areas for the Turpin Teton National Forest 500 and Clear Creek trail heads. Most of the camping sites are in the open with Lodgepole pines providing limited shade. Horses are permitted in the campground with each site provided with a hitching rail. Corrals are also available at the trail heads. Certified weed-free hay is required. There are numerous dude ranches and outfitters nearby that provide activities such as day-rides and cookouts. Fire wood is available for a fee. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques. There are bear- proof food containers at each camping site.
Open May 13 through September 22
The parking aprons are grass and rocky. An RV waste station with no potable water is available for a fee at the Grand Teton Park (private) 2.5 miles east of Buffalo Valley Rd. on US Rt. 26/287.
From Jackson, WY, take US Rt. 26/89 north 29.6 miles to intersection of US Rt. 26/287 and US Rt. 26/89 at Moran, WY. Continue straight, staying on US Rt. 26/287, and go 3.5 miles to Buffalo Valley Rd. sign. Turn left at sign onto Buffalo Valley Rd. and go 9.9 miles to campground sign. Turn left at sign onto a gravel road and go 0.3 miles to campground. NOTE: An alternative is to go 43 miles north on US Rt. 26/287 to Forest Rt. 30050. Turn left onto Rt. 30050 (dirt) and go 5 miles to campground. The primary route is preferred because only 0.3 miles is gravel.
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Summer brings the most reliable access, with daytime highs in the mid-50s to mid-70s°F and nights dropping into the 30s and 40s°F. Trails clear of snow by summer, making creek-side relaxing and hiking into high country feasible. The tradeoff: wet springs bring mosquito and deer fly infestations that multiple reviewers found uncomfortable. Autumn delivers crisp air and often strings of clear, dry days better for photography and hiking without the bugs. Winter buries the campground in snow and sends temperatures plummeting. Expect moderate crowds from July through early August.
Open mid-May–mid-Sept; trails clear and enjoyable, but summer mosquitoes and flies noted.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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