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Little Cottonwood Group

4 mi east of Alpine Northeast, WY · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Little Cottonwood Group

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. 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. 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. 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. The city…

  • Fees: $100/group size of 30, 1 site
  • Season: 05/20/2024 – 09/08/2023
  • Managed by: Bridger-Teton National Forest, FS
  • Where: 4 mi east of Alpine Northeast, WY · 43.19139, -110.93556

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingWinter sports

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

29°
14°Jan
32°
15°Feb
41°
20°Mar
49°
27°Apr
59°
36°May
69°
42°Jun
78°
48°Jul
78°
47°Aug
67°
40°Sep
53°
31°Oct
38°
21°Nov
28°
14°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

See Little Cottonwood Group from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Red CreekATV road0.4 mi0.3 mi
Red CreekHorse0.6 mi6.2 mi
LunchcounterHiking0.9 mi0.2 mi
Sheep GulchHiking1.0 mi0.3 mi
Kahuna OverlookHiking1.0 mi0.1 mi
Lunch Counter Kahuna OverlookATV road1.0 mi0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 3.9 mi
Propane: 13.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.