Camping in and around Yellowstone is
an awesome experience but there are a few things
to be careful of. Wild animals, especially females
with young, are unpredictable. Keep a safe distance
from all wildlife. Each year a number of park visitors
are injured by wildlife when approaching too closely.
Approaching on foot within 100 yards of bears
or within 25 yards of other wildlife is prohibited.
Please use roadside pullouts when viewing wildlife.
Use binoculars or telephoto lenses for safe viewing
and to avoid disturbing them. By being sensitive
to its needs, you will see more of an animal's natural
behavior and activity. If you cause an animal to
move, you are too close!
Campgrounds in Yellowstone
Park
Yellowstone River Sunrise from Fishing Bridge, this is between Fishing Bridge Campground and Bridge Bay Campground
Bridge
Bay Campground • Bridge
Bay is situated near Yellowstone Lake,
30 miles from the East Entrance to
Yellowstone. It's also conveniently
adjacent to Bridge Bay Marina/boat
launch and store. A sanitary dump
is available but no utility hook-ups.
Pay showers and a coin laundry are
also within four miles. Group sites
are available.
Canyon
Campground • You'll
find this campground close to
the breathtaking Grand Canyon
of the Yellowstone near the center
of the park. Camping in this
area, offers stores, restaurants,
pay showers and a coin laundry,
but no utility hook-ups. A gas
station, as well as repair service,
is available
Grant
Campground • This
woodsy campground is located
at the southwestern edge of Yellowstone
Lake, 22 miles north of the South
Entrance. Within a half mile,
you'll find stores, restaurants,
pay showers, a coin laundry,
and a sanitary dump station,
but no utility hook-ups. Group
sites available.
Madison
Campground • A
central location for camping
in Yellowstone National Park,
this site is just 14 miles east
of the West Yellowstone entrance
and 16 miles north of Old Faithful
near the junction of the Gibbon,
Madison and Firehole Rivers.
Offers a sanitary dump station
and limited group sites but no
utility hook-ups or showers. Madison Campground Yellowstone National Park is located 14 miles east of the West Entrance and 16 miles north of Old Faithful. Madison Campground Yellowstone National Park is not far from the Old Faithful area and in a wooded spot along the Madison River. Open from early May to mid-October, Madison is a popular pick for a vacation camping spot. You'll find Madison Campground, a beautiful camping spot along the Madison River, will meet all your needs as the perfect central home base for a Yellowstone National Park vacation. It is a favorite of fisherman in the fall because of the trout spawn wich brings many large fish up from Hebgen Reservior. Photographers love it in the fall also because of its proximity to the easily photographed bull elk during the fall rutting season. You will need to make reservations to stay at Yellowstone's Madison Campground. Simply call 307-344-7311 or the toll free number: 866-GEYSERLAND (439-7375).
Fishing
Bridge RV Park • Situated
by Fishing Bridge near beautiful Yellowstone
Lake, this RV Park features sites
with full hook-ups. It's designed
for hard-sided units only with a maximum
length of 40'. The area also offers
a coin laundry, pay showers, store,
electricity, water, sewer, hook-ups
and a sanitary dump station. A great
site for your camping experiences.
Sightseeing tours are also available.
Boy fishing Indian Creek
Indian Creek Campground • Indian Creek campground is located mid-way between Mammoth and Norris, near Sheepeater Cliff, in the northwest quadrant of the Park. Because of bear activity, special restrictions are often placed on this campground. Indian Creek Campground is open from early June to mid-September. Listen to the wolves howl at the night when staying at Indian Creek Campground Yellowstone, the perfect place to camp out and sleep under the stars during your Yellowstone vacation. The most liberal fishing regulations in Yellowstone are in Indain Creek and the Gardiner River close to the campground
Mammoth Campground • Mammoth Hot Springs camping is the only Yellowstone campground open year round. Located at a popular part of Yellowstone National Park, it is in close proximity to a number of beautiful geothermal features and plenty of outdoor recreation. Mammoth Hot Springs Campground is located near the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces and is five miles from Yellowstone's North Entrance. With its close proximity to many wondrous sights in Yellowstone, Mammoth Campground is the ideal place to pitch your tent or park your RV when you come here on vacation. No reservations are necessary. This campground is first-come, first-served.
Pebble Creek Campground • Pebble Creek Campground in northwest Yellowstone is in the heart of the easiest place to see the wolves. It's in close proximity to some great hiking as well as some wonderful fishing spots in Soda Butte Creek, the Lamar River and Trout Lake. Open from mid-June to late September, it makes a summer or fall vacation something special. Pebble Creek Campground is located in the northeast corner of Yellowstone Park, 9 miles west of the Northeast Entrance. No reservations are needed, as the Pebble Creek Campground Yellowstone is first-come, first-served.
Sunrise at Slough Creek
Slough Creek Campground • Trees and open sage meadows welcome you to Slough Creek Campground, in the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. The famous trout waters of Slough Creek have beconed fishermant to this spot for decades. It is also a favorite campground for photographers. Slough Creek Campground is located along the banks of Slough Creek, five miles east of Tower Junction. The access is two and a half miles down a dirt road. You don't need reservations at Slough Creek Campground Yellowstone. It's first-come, first-served. Slough Creek Campground in Yellowstone is a primitive camping location that gets you out in the wilderness and sleeping under the stars, with plenty of outdoor fun nearby. Open from late May to the end of October, it's the perfect place to experience a primitive camping spot in the park.
Tower Falls Campground • Tower Falls Campground, in Yellowstone south of Tower Junction, has plenty of attractions nearby, like Tower Falls and the Tower-Roosevelt Petrified Tree. it is ground center for viewing the Black Bears for which the Tower area is famous. Tower Falls Campground is located in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone's northeast portion, 2 miles south of Tower Junction. No reservations are required at Tower Falls Campground as it is first-come, first-served. For a nice central location within Yellowstone National Park, you will find Tower Falls Campground meets your every need, from fabulous outdoor recreation to nearby natural attractions.
Lewis Lake Campground • Lewis Lake Campground is on a wooded hill near Lewis Lake, providing a peaceful setting but still close to Grant Village and the many facilities there. Close to the lakeshore and in the woods, the Lewis Lake Campground in Yellowstone National Park is the ideal spot to stay when fishing the waters of this fabulous lake is your goal. Open from the middle of June to early November, it is one of the last to fill. This makes it fairly easy to get a nice spot. You need no reservations for Lewis Lake Campground Yellowstone. It's first-come, first-served. Lewis Lake Campground is located on the southeast shore of Lewis Lake, about eight miles north of the South Entrance to Yellowstone.
Campgrounds Outside
of Yellowstone Park
Paradise Valley Montana
Livingston / Paradise Valley KOA • (Paradise Valley) Towering cottonwoods shade this mountain country KOA along the Yellowstone River. You are never much more than a long cast from KOA's 500 feet of frontage on the Yellowstone, a blue-ribbon trout stream. If you lose your favorite fly, replace it at the campground store! Livingston boasts a fly-fishing museum, art galleries and antique shops. Find outdoor activities in every direction. Don't miss a visit to Yellowstone National Park, 40 miles south. Your hosts can arrange raft trips on the Yellowstone or horseback rides and direct you toward great hikes in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area.
Yellowstone
Park KOA • (West
Yellowstone MT) Closest KOA to Yellowstone
National Park. Base camp with us while
touring upper and lower loops of the
park, Teton National Park, Quake Lake
and ghost town area. 34 miles from
Old Faithful.
Grand
Teton Park RV Resort • (Moran
WY) Grand Teton Park RV Resort
has the best location for visiting
both National Parks. Located
just 6 miles east of Moran Junction,
you will be camping only 32 miles
from Yellowstone National Park
and just outside the east entrance
of Grand Teton National Park.
Also just 36 miles from the town
of Jackson.
Yellowstone Valley Inn & RV Park • (Cody
WY) Yellowstone Valley Inn's campground/RV area allows you to stay with us either in your RV or for those more adventurous, in a tent. We have nightly, weekly or monthly rates. Yellowstone Valley Inn Campground Features: Full Hookups/ pull thrus,20, 30 & 50 amp Service,Water/Electricity, Outdoor Heated Pool, Indoor Hot Tub, Playground Equipment, Dump station, Coin-Op Laundry, Restrooms with Showers, New bathhouse with unlimited hot water, Restaurant/Lounge on premise, The scenic grounds also include picnic tables, new state-of-the-art bath house with the only handicap accessible bathroom in the entire 50 mile valley and a majestic view of Wapiti Valley
Shoshone River, Cody Wyoming
Cody
KOA • (Cody
WY) Gateway to Yellowstone adventure.
Leave rig at camp and enjoy majestic
mountain vistas, abundant wildlife,
back country hiking, world-class
fishing, old west legends and
pure mountain air. Guided tours.
Make a splash in pool complex.
Free rodeo shuttle. Free pancakes.
Playground and game room. Trail
rides at camp. Planned itineraries
and special events.
Rocky
Mountain Campground • (Gardiner
MT) 4 Blocks to the Yellowstone
National Park North entrance
Gardiner Montana. Your Base camp
to see Yellowstone National Park. " From Memorial day through Labor day. Sitting on a hill top,
Overlooking Gardiner, The Yellowstone River and being overlooked
by snow capped mountains.
Dubois / Wind River KOA • (DuboisWY) Find your campsite nestled along the Big Wind River, in a beautiful valley between the Wind River and Absaroka mountain ranges. You and your family will be in the heart of Dubois, a rustic western cowboy town just 90 minutes east of both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. It’s mountain camping at its best, with all of the shopping, services and conveniences of town.
Yellowstone Park / West Entrance KOA • (West Yellowstone) Find a pine-shaded site here near Yellowstone’s west entrance, the most popular and convenient entry point, and you’ve found the perfect base camp for exploring this amazing national park. Old Faithful puts on its steamy regular-as-clockwork show just 34 miles east. Have a tour bus pick you up at KOA’s office for a ride to the park. Or take the wheel yourself to tour Yellowstone’s driving loops. The area offers horseback riding, world-class fly-fishing, whitewater rafting and hiking and biking trails that begin near the KOA.
Campgrounds on the Shoshone National Forest
There are 31 campgrounds on the Shoshone. Generally the open season for campgrounds
with services (water on, garbage pickup etc.) begins with Memorial Day weekend
and runs through the end of September. Rex Hale campground is on the National
Recreation Reservation system. All other sites are available on a first-come
first-serve basis.
Clarks Fork Ranger District - Cody, WY
(307)527-6921 Call for more information!!
Campground Name
Location
Elevation in Feet
Number of Units
Maximum Spur Length
Daily Fee
Additional Information
Beartooth Lake
From Cody WY take WY 120 17 miles to WY 296
then 47 miles to US 212 and east 13 miles
From Cody WY take WY 120 17 miles to WY 296
then 47 miles to US 212 and east 16 miles
9,600
20
32
$10
boat ramp, fishing, trailhead and wilderness
access
Lilly Lake
From Cody WY take WY 120 17 miles to WY 296
then 47 miles to US 212, turn right go 1 mile to Forest Rd 130 to Lily Lake
7,500
8
22
donation
lake fishing, boat ramp, no services,
pack in-pack out trash
Lake Creek
From Cody WY take WY 120 17 miles to WY 296
then 46 miles
6,900
6
32
$5
stream fishing
Little Sunlight
From Cody WY take WY 120 17 miles to WY 296
then 23 miles to Forest Rd 101 for 13 miles.
6,900
4
32
donation
corrals, stream fishing, adjacent trailhead.
Wapiti Ranger District - Cody, WY (307) 527-6921 Call for more information!!
Campground Name
Location
Elevation in Feet
Number of Units
Maximum Spur Length
Daily Fee
Additional Information
Big Game
From Cody, WY travel 28.6 miles west on US
14/16/20 on north side of highway.
5,900
16
32
$5
vault toilets, community bear resistant food
storage, some pull through sites for longer trailers.
Clearwater
From Cody, WY travel 31.8 miles west on US
14/16/20 on south side of highway.
6,000
32
32
$5
Stream fishing, handicapped accessible vault
toilets and tables, community bear resistant food storage boxes and two
group sites for picnics that can be reserved.
Deer Creek
From Cody, WY take WY 291 and Forest Road 479
for 47 miles.
6,400
7
16
donation
Haul out trash.
Eagle Creek
From Cody WY travel 44.7 miles west on US 14/16/20
(7 miles from Yellowstone National Park) on the south side of the highway.
6,500
20
22
$10
Stream fishing, trailhead, and corrals 1/2
mile east, water, vault toilets, bear resistant food storage at every camp
site, some pull through for larger trailers. Restricted**
Elk Fork
From Cody WY travel 29.2 miles west on USs
14/16/20 on the south side of the highway.
6,000
13
22
$10
Stream fishing, trailhead and public corrals,
vault toilets, bear resistant food storage at each site.
Newton Creek
From Cody WY travel 37.3 miles west on US 14/16/20
(14 miles from Yellowstone National Park) on the south side of the highway.
6,300
31
22
$10
Stream fishing, water, vault toilets, and bear
resistant food storage at each camp site.
Rex Hale spots can be reserved, call:
1-877-444-6777 or go to: www.ReserveUSA.com
From Cody WY travel 35.9 miles west on US 14/16/20
From Cody WY travel 48.6 miles west on US 14/16/20
(Approximately 3 miles east of Yellowstone National Park) and located on
the south side of the highway.
6,700
33
22
$10.00
Stream fishing, water, handicapped accessible
vault toilets and tables, bear resistant food storage at every camping site. Restricted**
Wapiti
From Cody WY travel 29 miles west on US 14/16/20
on north side of the highway.
6,000
41
22
$10
Stream fishing, handicapped accessible vault
toilets and community bear resistant food storage
** - These two campgrounds, located on the upper North Fork
of the Shoshone, are open to hard-sided campers only. No tents or pop-ups
are allowed in these campgrounds due to grizzly bear activity.
Greybull Ranger District - Cody, WY (307) 527-6921 Call for more information!!
Campground Name
Location
Elevation in Feet
Number of Units
Maximum Spur Length
Daily Fee
Additional Information
Brown Mountain
From Meeteetse, WY travel 28 miles on WY 290
and Forest Road 200
7,600
6
16
donation
stream fishing
Jack Creek
From Meeteetse WY take WY 290 then Forest Rd
208 20 miles
7,600
7
22
donation
corrals, trailhead
Wood River
From Meeteetse WY travel 25 miles on WY 290
and Forest Rd 200
7,300
5
16
donation
stream fishing
Custer
National Forest Campgrounds
Campground
#
of Units
T
Water
Fees
Elevation
Season/Comments
MainFork
M-K
Greenough
(R)
Limber
Pine (R)
Parkside
(R)
Rattin
(R)
Sheridan
(R)
10
18
13
28
6
8
T
T
T
None
1 hp
1 hp
2 hp
1 hp
1 hp
---
$12
$12
$12
$12
$12
7500
ft.
7300
ft.
7200 ft.
7200 ft.
6400
ft.
6300
ft.
Fees May
to September.
There
will be a charge of $8 per additional vehicle. Concessionaire
operated. Day use fee of $6.00 over 1/2 hour. Parkside picnic
area $50-$110 depending on group size (up to 150)
West
Fork of Rock Creek
Basin
(R)
Cascade
(R)
Palisades**
Wild Bill
Lake*
30
31
6
2 hp
1 hp
none
$12
$12
---
---
6800 ft.
7600
ft.
6300
ft.
6800
ft.
Fees May
to September.
There
will be a charge of $8 per add. vehicle. Concessionaire operated.
Day use fee of $6.00 over 1/2 hour.
*Picnic
only - barrier-free trail, fishing access and toilets.** No water, no garbage service, no fee
East
Rosebud
East Rosebud
Jimmy
Joe
Sand Dunes
14
10
10
1 hp
none
none
$9
---
---
6200
ft.
5600
ft.
5600
ft.
Fees May
to September.
($5 additional
vehicle)
Picnic
only
West
Rosebud
Emerald
Lake
Pine Grove
32
46
T
T
2 hp
6 hp
$9
6400 ft.
5800
ft.
Fees May
to September.
($5 additional
vehicle)
Closed
Stillwater
Valley
Woodbine
Old Nye
Initial Creek
44
6
6
T
T
T
1 hp
none
none
$20
none
none
5300 ft.
4950
ft.
6200 ft.
Concessionaire
Operated. ($10 add veh.)
Unit #30
lrg-3 picnic tables
Picnic
only, hdcp toilet
Horse Trailer parking available
Big Ice
Cave
Sage Creek
5
10
T
none
spring
---
$5-
7600
ft.
5600
ft.
Picnic
only
Plus 2 double sites @ $10
Campgrounds
Along the Scenic Beartooth Highway (US 212)--2000
Campground
# of
Units
Max.
Trailer
Season
Elevation
CH or
Con
Op
water
fee
Comments
Custer
NF (406-446-2103)
Sheridan - 6 mi S. of Red Lodge (reservable)
8
30'
May to
Sept
6300 ft
Con Op
1 hp
$12
There
is a charge of $8 per additional veh. Day use fee of $6.00
over 1/2 hr.
Rattin - 8 mi S. of Red Lodge (reservable)
6
25'
May to
Sept
6400 ft
Con Op
1 hp
$12
There
is a charge of $8 per additional veh. Day use fee of $6.00
over 1/2 hr.
Parkside - 12 mi S. of Red Lodge (reservable)
28
45'
May to
Sept
7300 ft
Con Op
2 hp
$12
There
is a charge of $8 per additional veh. Day use fee of $6.00
over 1/2 hr.
Limber
Pine - 12 mi S. of Red Lodge (reservable)
13
45'
May to
Sept
7200 ft
Con Op
1 hp
$12
There
is a charge of $8 per additional veh. Day use fee of $6.00
over 1/2 hr.
Greenough
Lake - 12 mi S. of Red Lodge (reservable)
18
50'
May to
Sept
7300 ft
Con Op
1 hp
$12
There
is a charge of $8 per additional veh. Day use fee of $6.00
over 1/2 hr.
M-K - 12 mi S. of Red Lodge
10
22'
May to
Sept
7500 ft
None
None
No
No services.
Fishing and hiking nearby.
Shoshone
NF (307-527-6921)
Island
Lake - 29 mi S. of Red Lodge
20
32'
7/1-9/15
9600 ft
C.Host
no
$10
Boat ramp,
fishing, trailhead, wilderenss access, nearby store
Beartooth
Lake - 31 mi S. of Red Lodge
20
32'
7/1-9/15
9000 ft
C.Host
2 hp
$15
Boat ramp,
fishing trailhead, nearby store, picnic area
Crazy
Creek - 11 mi E. of Cooke City
16
32'
May to
Sept
6900 ft
C.Host
no
$10
Stream
fishing nearby, trailhead, scenic walk to waterfall
Fox
Creek - 7 mi E. of Cooke City
27
50'
May to
Sept
7100 ft
C.Host
yes/elect
$20
Water
and power hookups at sites. Double and trible sites available
Camping in and around Yellowstone is
an awesome experience but there are a few things
to be careful of. Wild animals, especially females
with young, are unpredictable. Keep a safe distance
from all wildlife. Each year a number of park visitors
are injured by wildlife when approaching too closely.
Approaching on foot within 100 yards of bears
or within 25 yards of other wildlife is prohibited.
Please use roadside pullouts when viewing wildlife.
Use binoculars or telephoto lenses for safe viewing
and to avoid disturbing them. By being sensitive
to its needs, you will see more of an animal's natural
behavior and activity. If you cause an animal to
move, you are too close! 
