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CAMPSITES AT COLTER BAY ARE AVAILABLE ONLY ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS. CAMPING IS ALLOWED AT DESIGNATED SITES ONLY.
INCLEMENT WEATHER ACCESS NOTE: The access road to Colter Bay is an undeveloped dirt road. As a result, heavy or even moderate rain and snow can quickly make the road impassible, especially to larger camping units. We recommend that visitors consider camping at Colter Bay only if they are planning on camping in a tent or small RV/trailer AND have a vehicle with 4wheel drive.
Amenities: Vault Toilets (1), ADA accessible camping pad (1)
Colter Bay is a small campground, which is situated in a stand of Cottonwood trees just off of Lakeshore Drive. With only seven individual campsites, and just a little ways down Lakeshore Drive is additonal 5 more campsites. Sites 10 and 12 do have shade while the other 3 have no shade. Sites 8-12 have gravel pull through sites for those with larger campers/RVs. The campground is largely undeveloped, with only a dirt road for access; six of the campsites do not have any established camping pads. Site 5 has an ADA compliant concrete RV pad. Colter Bay also has decently close access to the water on a seasonal basis. Normally, from May through early-mid July, the bay has water in it, and the campsites have very close foot-traffic access to the water. The water access, and sheltered nature of the cove make Colter Bay a very popular campground during high water. During the rest of the year, the bay drains out, and this campground becomes one of the farthest from the water. All campsites in Colter Bay are potentially impacted during high water flooding.