Bear Mountain Retreat - Tent Sites

Great location with awesome host. The location has to be accessed via an unpaved road. Great quite campsite on soft ground. Wood fire provided was great :)

Very nice. Quiet private spot in woods, didn’t have to see anybody else the entire time

The directions provided had a wrong turn and were not very detailed. The site is not marked at all and the private property signs made us worried we were in the wrong spot. The site is directly next to a road heavily trafficked by ATVS and dirt bikes. We were only approx 25 yards away from neighboring houses giving little to no privacy. We also never met the host so we were unable to purchase fire wood from them. On the positive side the fire pit was well built and there was a great spot for a tent. And the site is a 30 minute drive to the west entrance of Yellowstone.

The directions to this remote site were far from clear. On arrival, we still weren't sure if it's really the place. Also not sure if we used the right one of the two campsites as nothing was marked.

It was cheap, so it worked for us. Most impt thing to note, hosts directions are wrong and GPS is useless.. Turn Left not Right into Juniper. Note it is close to a road that ATVs use, but quiet at night and pretty setting.

Site was remote but not private. It was great for us, but if you're looking for quiet private woods, this isn't it. It was quiet, but you can see 3 cabins from the site. Definitely right on a dirt road with mostly 4 wheeler traffic. Dry firewood provided! Including kindling. We had room for two tents.

The drive from West Yellowstone was gorgeous. 30-45 min.

Follow Google maps and the given directions together. Google gets you pretty close. There was no house number.

We ended up arriving after dark. This is a dirt road with lots of pot holes. You need good tires to make it up the hill, luckily we have a Jeep Patriot because when we got lost there was a lot of gravel we had to turn around in in the pitch dark. When you take a right on Beaver Springs you are going to want to take a left on Sugar Pine?( I can't remember the exact name but I know it has the word sugar in it) before you take a right on Juniper Dr. You are going to park right after the shuttle bus if you're staying in site #2. The directions say right before. If it was light out we may have found it easier but I would have appreciated a review like this to work from. No service but there was a lot of fire wood provided with a pit and a grassy spot to lay your tent down. When we woke up there were houses within view all around us making it hard to go to the bathroom without anyone seeing you. Prior to finding the place we text the host but didn't get a response until two hours later. I would recommend this place as a last option until they make the directions and contacting the hose easier. It was nice to have a place to pitch a tent and make a fire but that's about it.

Nice clean place, well maintained.

Honestly so bad it actually reached the point it was funny.

Both the host and google maps directions are wrong, other people who have reviewed it here have given the correct directions. We spent an hour trying to find it and didn’t make to to the camp until midnight.

Post the first phone call the host was unresponsive to all my messages saying we were still lost and weren’t sure where to camp, until the next morning I sarcastically said “thanks for everything, truly unforgettable” and then he replied saying great I’m glad you had a good time, lol!!!

Even when you do find it there’s nothing to indicate you’ve arrived, (no signs marking the campsite, tent site or general address) just general forest.

We ended up camping in what we think may have been someone’s garden, as everything was so overgrown we genuinely couldn’t find our tent site, even when we finally knew we’d reached our destination.

We found some other guests in the morning who thought it was equally hilarious.

We think the host doesn’t live there and so probably doesn’t maintain it and subsequently know how overgrown it’s gotten.

Book this as your last possible option if you’re prepared to risk sleeping on other people’s private property and up for a general laugh.

Honestly it’s my bad as I should’ve read the reviews, the photos alone speak volumes 😂

P.s. If you want to ruin your treasure hunt - the shuttle bus is parked here :
(44.4857861, -111.4392564)
https://goo.gl/maps/1WLRqLdZoFW9myFJ8