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Fires: Click on these links for details of Fire Ban in Sublette County and on the Bridger-Teton National Forest & area national parks.

Cell phone service: It is anticipated that cell phones may not work due to the high congestion of bandwidth. Agency personnel (Forest Service, BLM, Sublette County Unified Fire, Sublette County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Wyoming Game and Fish) are going to be available throughout the county beginning Thursday, August 17th through Tuesday August 22nd. If you do have an emergency and can’t get through to 911 please locate one of these agency personnel or go to the closest ranger station or area fire hall (Pinedale, Bondurant and Kendall Valley) where there will be information, radios and emergency services.

Information: Joint Information Center (JIC) in Pinedale is set up next to the Hampton Inn. Agency representatives will be there to assist tourists and answer any questions regarding the eclipse.
More information can be found on the Sublette County Interagency Information Center Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Pi nedalewyeclipse2017-1563826270 341860/posts/?ref=page_ internal

Designated viewing areas: The Forest Service was looking at designating viewing areas for ‘Eclipse-goers’. They have been inundated with requests and are now more concerned about actually closing areas as they reach capacity. Below is a report from them listing the areas in and around Sublette County open to the general public for viewing and camping.

Viewing Sites:
Where to View- Day Use Viewing Areas:

Jackson Day use viewing areas (no fees, spots not reservable)
Max. Capacity = 170 (plus locations along Hatchet-Flagstaff road)
● Togwotee overlook – estimate 35 spots
● Hatchet-Flagstaff road – estimate 4 locations (reservoir, Baldy Mtn., Cabin spur, Flagstaff fishing)
● Teton Pass summit – 60 spots (including overflow area)
● Wedding Tree pull-out – 8 spots
● Gros Ventre Geological Interpretive Site – 12 spots
● Lower Slide Lake overlook – estimate 40 spots
● Curtis Canyon overlook – estimate 15 spots

Teton Pass Area (Day use only)
● Phillips Ridge trail – access from Phillips Bench trailhead
● Glory Mountain ridge – non-system trail, steep and loose

Cache- Game Creek Area (Day use only)
● Skyline trail – access from Snow King or Cache Creek

Munger Mountain (Day use only)
● Wally World trail – access from Munger Mtn. north trailhead
● Big Munger trail –access from motorized trailhead, Munger Mountain summit

Pinedale Day Use Viewing Areas:
● All of Pinedale District. Not specifying sites.

Camping Areas
Where to Camp- No Reservations Accepted in Advance:
Jackson Area Developed Campgrounds: (fee sites, services) (each site max. 8 people, 2 vehicles) Not reservable in advance
Max. Capacity = 205 sites
● Atherton Campground – 20 sites
● Crystal Creek Campground – 6 sites
● Curtis Canyon Campground - 11 sites
● East Table Campground - 20 sites
● Granite Campground – 51 sites
● Hoback Campground – 13 sites
● Kozy Campground – 8 sites
● Station Creek Campground – 16 sites
● Wolf Creek Campground – 20 sites
● Hatchet Campground – 9 sites
● Sheffield Campground – 5 sites
● Turpin Campground – 18 sites
● Pacific Creek Campground – 8 sites

Pinedale Area: Developed Campgrounds - Not reserveable:
● Green River Lakes Campground - $12/ day (39 sites) with drinking water, tables, toilet, corrals, lake
● Whiskey Grove Campground - $12 (9 sites) with drinking water, tables, toilet
● New Fork Lake Campground - $7 (15 sites) with tables and toilet
● Willow Lake - (6 sites) with tables and toilet
● Trails End Campground - $7 with (8 sites) with tables, toilet and corrals
● Boulder Lake Campground - $7 (15 sites) with tables, toilet and corrals
● Big Sandy Campground - $7 (5 sites) with tables, toilet and corrals
● Scab Creek Campground - (20 sites) BLM – with water table toilet corrals
● Sweetwater Bridge Campground - (7 sites) BLM - Table and toilet
● Warren Bridge Campground - $10 (15 sites) BLM - with water, table, toilet

Pinedale Area Group sites NOT RESERVEABLE (BLM):
● Sweetwater G.S. Campground - (17 sites) BLM - with table and toilet

Jackson Area Temporary RV Camping Areas: (fee site, services) Max. Capacity = 290 sites
• Togwotee Snowmobile parking – estimate 50 sites
• Spread Creek gravel pit – estimate 160 sites
• Hatchet snowmobile parking – estimate 9 sites
• Wolf Creek staging area – estimate 8 sites
• Hoback no-name camping area – estimate 18 sites
• Crystal Creek overflow area – estimate 5 sites
• Shadow Mountain base area – 15 sites

Jackson Area Undeveloped Campsites: (along Forest roads) (no fees, no services)
Max. Capacity = 142 sites (note: the gate on Phillips Ridge road will be closed)
● Spread Creek road - 9 sites
● Toppings Lake road – 15 sites
● Shadow Mountain – 23 sites
● Gros Ventre corridor – 40 sites (Forest boundary to Yellowjacket Flat)
● Curtis Canyon – 16 sites
● Flat Creek – 5 sites
● Fall Creek corridor – 10 sites
● Granite Creek – 16 sites
● Little Granite Creek – 8 sites

Wilderness and Backcountry Camping
Gros Ventre Wilderness (note group size limit = 15 people, bear awareness, LNT)
● Jackson Peak – trailhead access road requires high clearance, limited camping at lake
● Crystal Butte trail – accessible from town, steep trail, no camping/no water
● Blue Miner Lake – limited camping at lake, provides ridge access to Sleeping Indian
● Alkali Ridge trail – no water or campsites along trail but nice open ridge to overlook
● Cream Puff Peak – trailhead access from Bull Creek (along Hoback canyon road)
● Sleeping Indian –very limited parking, no camping along trail/no water (camp along Flat Creek road)
Palisades Wilderness Study Area
● Mount Elly – access from Teton Pass, easy trail, parking may be tight, no camping/no water
● Wolf Mountain – access from Dog Creek, rough trail, likely less people
Wyoming Range and Mount Leidy Highlands
● Anne’s Ridge trail – access from Willow Creek trailhead, open ridges
● Palmer Creek trail – access from Hoback Junction area (Johnny Count road), limited parking
● Dog Creek lookout trail – remote location in upper Gros Ventre, high clearance vehicle for TH access

Camping Areas
Where to Camp- Reservations ACCEPTED
Pinedale Area: Campgrounds Reserveable, single sites
● Narrows Campground - $12 (18 sites) with tables, toilet, corrals
● Fremont Lake Campground - $12 (50 sites) with drinking water, tables, toilet, lake
● Half Moon Lake Campground - $7 (17 sites) with tables, toilet,
* To make site reservations in campgrounds with reservable sites, please call 1-877-444-6777 (toll-free) or http//:www.recreation.gov

Jackson Developed Group Campgrounds (fee sites, services)
Max. Capacity = 140 people at one time
● East Table overflow – 40 people at one time
● Little Cottonwood – 40 people at one time – already booked for the eclipse (8/15-8/22)
● Station Creek group – 60 people at one time – already booked for the eclipse (8/17-8/23)

Pinedale Developed Group Campgrounds – can be reserved
● Green River Lakes Group Sites A & B - $35/day (2 sites) with drinking water, tables, toilet, corrals, lake
● Green River Lakes Group Site - $70 (1 site) with drinking water, tables, toilet, corrals, lake
● Fremont Lake Group Site - $35 (1 site) with water, tables, toilet
● New Fork Lake Group Site - $35 (1 site) with tables and toilet

* To make site reservations in campgrounds with reservable sites, please call 1-877-444-6777 (toll-free) or http//:www.recreation.gov