Garnet Canyon Camping Zones
In Garnet Canyon, as in other areas of the park, parties are limited to two nights per zone or fork of the canyon per trip, with a total of six nights permitted on each camping trip into Garnet Canyon. Camping zones in the Lower Fork include: the Platforms, Meadows, and Shadow Peak Cirque. Camping zones in the North Fork include: the Caves, Moraine, Lower Saddle, and Valhalla Traverse. The South Fork of Garnet comprises the third zone.
Party Size is limited to six or fewer people per site. Groups of seven to twelve must camp in designated group camping sites and are not permitted in off-trail camping areas (including all Garnet Canyon zones and climbing sites).
Climbers/campers to the Lower Saddle must take 'Wag-bags' or 'Rest stops' to pack out their human waste. Bags are available with a camping permit at the Jenny Lake Ranger Station. Semi-permanent plywood structures on the west side of the pass help to faciitate this. Chemical polymers breaking down the solid waste allow for the bags to be deposited in any garbage can back in the valley floor. We also request that people urinate on the west side of the pass to help maintain a clean, pristine area and to prevent contamination of the water source.
Climbers and backpackers are urged to take proper precautions to protect their food from bears, marmots, ravens, and other scavengers. Bear-proof containers can be checked out from the ranger stations for free. Bear boxes have been installed at the Platforms, Meadows, and Caves camping areas. A lone steel container exists at the Lower Saddle for this purpose as well.
Other semi- or seasonally permanent structures at the saddle include a NPS warming hut to assist in rescues and care of individuals, an Exum Guides hut, and a weather station and VHF radio repeater.
Party Size is limited to six or fewer people per site. Groups of seven to twelve must camp in designated group camping sites and are not permitted in off-trail camping areas (including all Garnet Canyon zones and climbing sites).
Climbers/campers to the Lower Saddle must take 'Wag-bags' or 'Rest stops' to pack out their human waste. Bags are available with a camping permit at the Jenny Lake Ranger Station. Semi-permanent plywood structures on the west side of the pass help to faciitate this. Chemical polymers breaking down the solid waste allow for the bags to be deposited in any garbage can back in the valley floor. We also request that people urinate on the west side of the pass to help maintain a clean, pristine area and to prevent contamination of the water source.
Climbers and backpackers are urged to take proper precautions to protect their food from bears, marmots, ravens, and other scavengers. Bear-proof containers can be checked out from the ranger stations for free. Bear boxes have been installed at the Platforms, Meadows, and Caves camping areas. A lone steel container exists at the Lower Saddle for this purpose as well.
Other semi- or seasonally permanent structures at the saddle include a NPS warming hut to assist in rescues and care of individuals, an Exum Guides hut, and a weather station and VHF radio repeater.
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