North Bingham County Park, Shelley, Idaho

North Bingham County Park is near the Snake River that runs by Shelley, ID. It has 12 sites with water and 30/50 amp electric and a dump station. There is a restroom/shower building. Verizon cell service worked good, along with our internet. There is a phone number to call for questions and/or reservations, but I think it’s mainly first come/first serve. There are envelopes at the small office building when you drive in; just put your money in and slide it through the slot. If nobodies name is on the clipboard for the site you want, you’re good to go. We were suppose to get some cold evenings so I wanted electricity, needed to wash clothes, and needed to transfer our mail, so we stayed for a few nights. It was at least half full while we were there.
             

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Jackson, Wyoming and on to Idaho Falls, Idaho

We stopped in Jackson, Wyoming at the Visitor’s Center. It’s a large building with a lot of information and a video to watch about the National Elk Refuge that is there.



We went through another pass. Glad we got through before it snowed. This road is a 10% grade.



The weather is taking a turn for the worse; they’re talking about rain and cold, and snow in the mountains. I’m glad we’re through the passes.  We went to Idaho Falls Walmart and there were 9 other campers there with us for the night. Guess nobody wanted to be on the road. It rained and was windy.  The weather forecast called for some upcoming cold nights so we checked for campgrounds in the area or in the Crater of the Moon National Monument (where we’re going).  We found a county park in Shelley, ID that is $20/night for 30/50 amp electric and water, dump station. It’s about 13 miles south of Idaho Falls.  I’ll do a separate post for that.

Peter Toth Indian Head

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

We got to Colter Bay Campground in Grand Teton National Park about 7:30 in the evening as Yellowstone National Park had no openings for a rig our size.  I had been watching their website and the campgrounds weren’t filling up daily, but I guess its different on the weekends. So, that meant we move on to other places. We spent the day driving the loop and other side roads to see what we can see. There were a lot of bison and horses, but no bears.  One of the side roads is closed because there were so many bears in the area eating berries. The weather was great while we were there, and trees starting to change colors. It was hazy though because of the forest fires in Idaho and the one in Yellowstone.
  

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