USFS · Wyoming

Bridger-Teton National Forest

Bridger–Teton National Forest is located in western Wyoming, United States. The forest consists of 3.4 million acres, making it the third largest National Forest outside Alaska. The forest stretches from Yellowstone National Park, along the eastern boundary of Grand Teton National Park and from there rides along the western slope of the Continental Divide to the southern end of the Wind River Range. The forest also extends southward encompassing the Salt River Range and Wyoming Range mountains near the Idaho border.

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National Forest3.5 million acresUSFSWY64 campgrounds within 10 mi240 Forest Service sites639 trails
Official page at U.S. Forest Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Forest
Managed byU.S. Forest Service
StateWyoming
Size3.5 million acres
Forest Service code0403, region 04
Center point43.24° N, 110.30° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 13)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Bridger-Teton National Forest10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 2.19 inches of precipitation, 32.1 inches of snowFebruary: 1.93 inches of precipitation, 27.2 inches of snowMarch: 1.58 inches of precipitation, 18.0 inches of snowApril: 1.35 inches of precipitation, 8.1 inches of snowMay: 1.88 inches of precipitation, 1.5 inches of snowJune: 1.79 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowJuly: 0.90 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.23 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.44 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowOctober: 1.46 inches of precipitation, 4.5 inches of snowNovember: 1.84 inches of precipitation, 15.6 inches of snowDecember: 2.52 inches of precipitation, 33.5 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 13.4°F averageFebruary: 16.1°F averageMarch: 26.3°F averageApril: 37.8°F averageMay: 47.6°F averageJune: 54.8°F averageJuly: 60.9°F averageAugust: 59.6°F averageSeptember: 51.7°F averageOctober: 40.3°F averageNovember: 27.4°F averageDecember: 13.9°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Bondurant, 6 miles from the center point at 6,693 feet, station USC00480865 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 141 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

37 federal campgrounds sit inside the boundary and 27 more are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

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Allred Flat Campground
First-comeWY
FS · Inside
Atherton Creek Campground
Reservable16 sites
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Big Sandy Campground
Reservable9 sites
FS · Inside
Boulder Lake Campground
Reservable16 sites
FS · Inside
Cottonwood Group Campsite
Reservable2 sites
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Cottonwood Lake Campground
First-come18 sites
FS · Inside
Crystal Creek Campground
First-comeWY
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Curtis Canyon Campground
First-comeWY
Show 4 more

52 more within ten miles are not listed here.

Trailheads and sites

Forest Service directory · 240

The Forest Service lists 240 recreation sites in this forest, among them 112 trailheads, 33 campgrounds, 18 interpretive sites, 15 boat launchs. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.

Show all 60

The 60 closest to the center point are listed; 180 more are on the Forest Service site.

Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.

Trails

Every trail on Trailhead Atlas →

The Forest Service trail layer records 639 named trails in this forest, 3,498 miles in all. The 10 longest are listed here.

TrailMiles
Highline ↗119.3
Greys River Snowmobile Trail ↗58
Way Trail ↗51
Fremont ↗36.4
South Fork Buffalo Trail ↗35.4
Lander Cutoff Nat Historic Trl ↗32.8
Middle Piney North (H Trail) ↗32.6
Commissary Ridge ↗31.6
Gros Ventre Road Snowmobile ↗28.6
CD South Snowmobile Trail ↗26.7

Lengths and allowed uses come from the Forest Service trail layer by way of Trailhead Atlas. This trail list was copied from Trailhead Atlas on November 1, 2026 and is copied again on each weekly run. Trails in plain text have no page there yet.

All 639 trails in Bridger-Teton National Forest on Trailhead Atlas ↗

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Park · 8 mi
Grand Teton National Park
National Monument · 12 mi
Fossil Butte National Monument
National Historic Trail · 13 mi
California National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail · 23 mi
Pony Express National Historic Trail
National Register listings within 15 miles · 71 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Wyoming

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  • Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range
    Ben Adkison, 2023
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  • Hiking Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains
    Ken (Naturalist) Keffer, 2017
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  • Hiking Grand Teton National Park
    Bill Schneider, 2018
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  • Top Trails: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
    Andrew Dean Nystrom, 2017
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  • Best Easy Day Hikes Jackson Hole
    Dina Mishev, 2017
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Bridger-Teton National Forest?

3.5 million acres.

Source: Forest Service boundary data

Who manages Bridger-Teton National Forest?

The U.S. Forest Service.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

What state is Bridger-Teton National Forest in?

Wyoming.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Bridger-Teton National Forest?

Dispersed camping is allowed on most national forest land outside developed sites. Check the forest page for closures. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Bridger-Teton National Forest?

A point inside the boundary is at 43.237° N, 110.295° W. Grand Teton National Park is 8 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

Which national parks are near Bridger-Teton National Forest?

Grand Teton National Park (8 mi), Fossil Butte National Monument (12 mi) and California National Historic Trail (13 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Bridger-Teton National Forest?

The National Register has 71 listings within 15 miles, including South Pass and Alpenhof Lodge.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Description: Bridger–Teton National Forest on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
  • Trails: the Trailhead Atlas open-data file of Forest Service trails, matched by forest code.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.