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White River Campground is located in the NE section of the park and is at an elevation of 4,400 ft. There are 112 campsites. Close by to the Wonderland Trail and the Glacier Basin Trail
https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/upload/WhiteRiver2008.pdf
I had a great experience at White River. It's a beautiful setting. I recommend B Loop as those sites provide more privacy and quiet. No frills camping. When I went, the entire campsite was operated via self-registration for first-come-first-serve.
We stayed in D loop over Labor Day, and it was fantastic. The sites were clean and each has its own bear box. The bathroom in the loop has flushing toilets and a kitchen sink to do dishes.
The pads vary in size in terms of the size and quantity of tents you can set up. We ended up with 2 four-person tents and a large canopy with room still to sit around the campfire (had they been allowed - there was a burn ban in place).
This campground is very convenient if you're planning to do hikes in the Sunrise area. And that's about the only good thing I can say.
All campgrounds are loud. This one was especially bad. We had neighbors who stayed up partying into the wee hours, and other neighbors with a toddler who had meltdown temper tantrums throughout the night. We could frequently hear music playing and thumping bass from elsewhere in our loop. Quiet hours are between 9pm and 7am but that's a joke. Quiet hours are not enforced.
This campground used to have 112 sites, but the entire 18-site A loop has been set aside for NPS volunteers only. Of the remaining sites there were about a dozen that were closed because of hazard trees. We were lucky to get a site on a Wednesday morning; the place had been full the night before and we grabbed a site of someone who left that morning.
Amazing campsite! Kelly the host/volunteer was brilliant and gave great recommendations.
We were lucky to secure one of 20 sites free on Sunday at 3pm.
But Monday and Tuesday was full by late morning - so suggest you arrive early to secure space.
Toilets were clean. Drinking water was tasty. There is a sink for grey water.
Amazing hikes and trails from the site.
One of the best camping experiences we’ve had.
Great drive-in camp ground, but unfortunately, the ranger in duty was very rude. Someone who spent two decades in the military has a messed up mind. She is very rude and yells at campers if they make violate any rules unintentionally. Not helpful at all. So watch out for this kind of service there. All the spots were occupied, and we couldn't find a spot until after 10 pm. when a few didn't show up and we took one spot. Glacier basin, Emmons glacier, and sunrise hikes are great from here. There are full-fledged washrooms in D-loop. Loop A was reserved for volunteers and look, and B and C had some spots closed due to falling tree hazards, thayswhy it was pretty hard to find spot in D-loop.
