USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Little Cottonwood Group
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- May 21 to September 11
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,778 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LITTLE COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (NFSR 31052) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Bridger-Teton National Forest
- Nearest town
- SNAKE RIVER CANYON
- Address
- BRIDGER-TETON NF, SNAKE RIVER CANYON, WY
- Phone
- 541-351-1182
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Rafting, Whitewater Rafting
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Little Cottonwood Group Campground is located in beautiful Snake River Canyon, just 30 miles southwest of Jackson, in western Wyoming. It sits at an elevation of 5,700 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing and whitewater rafting on the adjacent Snake River.
Recreation
Fly-fishing for cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout is a popular activity on the Snake, as is whitewater rafting and kayaking. A boat ramp is nearby.
Facilities
The campground offers one group campsite that can accommodate up to 40 people. The site is equipped with picnic tables, a campfire circle and food storage lockers. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided, but there is no electricity. The parking area within the campground is dirt.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a forest of pine and aspen trees, which provide partial shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant. The Snake River is below the campground, down the hillside.
Nearby Attractions
The city of Jackson is about 25 miles north, offering restaurants, groceries, shops, galleries and ski resorts with summer activities.
Grand Teton National Park is approximately 40 miles north of the campground. It provides opportunities for boating, fishing, hiking, canoeing and outstanding mountain scenery.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 15° | -5° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 18° | -10° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 23° | 8° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 14° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 34° | 26° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 47° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 56° | 42° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 54° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 48° | 30° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 35° | 15° | 75° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 20° | 0° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 15° | 3° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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