Campsite #1 at West Tensleep Lake Campground, WY
Campsite #1
8 people | |
30 ft | Back-In |
2 | no signal |






Campsite Reviews (8)
5.0 out of 5
5 star | | 88% |
4 star | | 0% |
3 star | | 13% |
2 star | | 0% |
1 star | | 0% |
Some specific notes:
1. Site 2 is by far the best for campers who need max sun for solar panels, and is the best site for larger campers or trailers with slides. It’s pretty wide open. Site 1 has the best “waterfront”, however its next to the entrance and the public launch for kayaks…does lead to some noise and traffic that other sites dont have to deal with, including a consistent parade of UTVs. We had to chase the sun with auxiliary solar panels during the day in order to keep the batteries charged.
2. The lake itself has clear water, but a very muddy bottom - not really a hard pack. Specifically the trails headed north next to the lake’s feeder stream leads to some fantastic isolated spots to relax near a mountain stream. Lots of people used inflatable kayaks or SUPs on the lake and they seemed to work well.
3. The camp “host” was a great lady who is based down the mountain at one of the other campgrounds. Every morning around 8am she would pick up the garbage (you can leave by your site post if you are gone) and has firewood for sale. I would guess this practice is standard every season.
4. Be mindful of the size of your trailer. We had a Black Series HQ19 and its very responsive and easy to maneuver when backing in, and site 1 took a couple of attempts to back in where I wanted it. Really big rigs (over 26’ etc) may have some challenges getting into site 1 due to mature trees on either side of the site entrance.
5. The altitude kicked our butts for the first few days, and I didnt realize its much higher than where we stayed near the Tetons in the past. VERY quiet at night…not used to that.
6. Very clean vault toilets, and well water was great.
different campground we saw him a couple times of day making sure everything was maintained including
a clean bathroom.