Labor Day Weekend

It got a little busier this weekend with the holiday, the campground was almost full. Hunting season is about to begin so there is quite a mix of people camping. The weather changed and we finally got some rain after 3 months of dry weather. 2 big herds of Buffalo moved onto the Elk Refuge and can be seen from the Scenic Overlook across from the campground.

It's Just Starting to Cool Off

It's already late august and for the last week the weather has been cooler. The campground has been very quiet with only 2-3 campers per night.

Curtis Canyon is popular with Hang gliders

The Campground is located across from the Lookout Point that is used by Jackson Hoel hang gliders. You can see them soaring above the campground or as you drive up the switchbacks to the campground. Here is a link I found that shows quite a bit of the surrounding area from a birds eye view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XnvhmPg2Vw

August Already

I've been to busy hiking to take the time to get to the library and post some of the photos I took of the campground and surrounding areas, but I promise to get that done soon!

The weather has been very warm during the day and comfortable at night and the campsite has never been completely full yet. The road is pretty washboarded up and the drive in is a bit rough.

There has been no critters in any of the campgrounds but everyone worries since the Forest service has "Bear boxes" in the campsites and strict rules for putting up food and other bear attractants. That is all to prevent the bears from getting use to human food since if they become acclimated and a nuisance, the F.S. will have to put the bear down as a "problem bear"

Some Links

Here's a few links with maps and info about the campground:

http://www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/118887.html

http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=address&latlongtype=decimal&latitude=43.5125&longitude=-110.66056

http://www.mytopo.com/index-custom.cfm?z=12&e=527436&n=4817786&pid=buttle&CFID=67489957&CFTOKEN=86710680

http://www.brainygeography.com/features/WY.locale/curtiscanyoncampground.html

http://www.trailheadfinder.com/campground_editor/show/6754

Not too Busy

For the most part the campground has been pretty busy, but that means only 5 or 6 of the 12 sites are occupied on a daily basis. So there should always be a site available if you come in.

Welcome to Curtis Canyon Campground in Jackson Hole Wyoming!

Hi, I'm the Campground Host at Curtis Canyon Campground in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. You can e-mail me here at curtiscanyoncampground@gmail.com or leave a comment for any info that I haven't included here. I'll try and build this blog with current conditions and photos as time allows but I would rather be out hiking!

Curtis Canyon Campground is located in the Bridger Teton National Forest just 7 miles from downtown Jackson. There are 12 sites in a nice grove of pines trees that cost $12 per night. Beautiful views of the Tetons and Sheep Creek Canyon to the north. Many hiking trails are surrounding the area. Curtis Canyon Trail is directly behind the campground. Sheep Creek Canyon at the base of the first switchback right as you leave the valley floor and then the Goodwin Lake Trail and Jackson Peak Trail are located east of the campground up the second level of switchbacks.

DIRECTIONS:
From Jackson, Proceed due east from the Jackson town square on East Broadway to the National Elk Refuge. Enter the Elk Refugee and follow the improved dirt road approximately 5.0 miles to the junction of the Flat Creek and Curtis Canyon roads. Turn right and proceed another 2 miles, finally ascending the long switchback leading up to the campground. Portions of this road are very bumpy but still passable to passenger vehicles. Not recommended for large camping vehicles over 25 feet.