Lewis Lake Campground
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- A night
- $20From, per site
- Sites
- 8481 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices
In the agency’s own words
Lewis Lake Campground—elevation 7,800 ft (2377 m)—is about twelve miles (19 km) from the South Entrance and a short walk from the southeast shore of Lewis Lake. The maximum total vehicle length in the campground is 25 feet (7.5 m) . Water is only available from July 1st-October 1st. A boat ramp is located near the campground information and registration area. Canoes, kayaks, and motor boats are allowed on Lewis Lake. The park requires a boat permit and park staff will perform an aquatic invasive species inspection. Learn more on the park's Boat on a Lake web page. Keep reading
Recreation
Visit the Fishing, Hiking, and/or Photography & Wildlife Watching web pages for many things to do.
Facilities
Lewis Lake Campground offers: 84 Campsites Food Storage Lockers Trash/Recycling Collection Staff or Volunteer Host On Site - Seasonal Potable Water spigots (July 1st-October 1st) Vault Toilets - year round Boat launch The campground does NOT have Cell Phone Reception or Showers Natural Features The campground is on one of the large, fresh water, high elevation lakes in Yellowstone. Lewis Lake allows use of both motorized and non-motorized boats.
Nearby Attractions
Lewis Falls Lewis Canyon overlook Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (307) 344-2289.
Charges & Cancellations
No-Shows: A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. A $20.00 service fee plus the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-ons apply. Early Departures: Notify staff at the facility if you depart early to allow others to use the site. You may be eligible for a partial refund. If a visitor requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time (10 a.m.), the visitor will not receive a refund for that night.
What the agency tells you
Lewis Lake Campground is managed by the park. If you are looking for campgrounds managed by Yellowstone National Park Lodges (Fishing Bridge RV Park, Bridge Bay, Canyon, Madison, and Grant Village campgrounds), please visit theYellowstone National Park Lodges Camping website.
RV or Camper Unit Delivery Prohibited. The delivery or pick-up of out-of-park RVs or other camper unit rentals is prohibited.
Vehicle Length Maximum and Parking. The total vehicle length limit for Lewis Lake's campsites is 25 feet (7.6 m) and is strictly enforced. All wheeled vehicles including trailers and motorcycles must be parked on parking pads or established roadways, so as not to block or restrict traffic in campgrounds.
Everything else this campground posts · 8
Maximum Campsite Occupancy. Maximum occupancy is six people per site. Camp only in designated sites. Camping is limited to 14 days from July 1 through Labor Day and to 30 days the rest of the year parkwide. The 44-day camping limit includes both concession- and park-operated campgrounds. Solicitation to share campsites is prohibited.
Wildlife/Bear Regulations. • Keep all food and related items - beverages, cooking utensils, stoves, pet food and, empty or full, food and beverage containers such as coolers, ice chests, and water jugs - locked inside your vehicle or stored in a food storage box, unless in immediate use. Bear resistant food containers must be kept in a vehicle, in a hard-sided camping unit, or in a food storage box. • All trash and garbage must be disposed of in the provided bear-proof trash cans. Do not leave food related trash or garbage unattended. • Washing dishes or clothing at campground hydrants or spigots is prohibited. Carry all dishwater/wastewater to the restroom toilet for disposal. Potable water shuts off by September 30, and sometimes earlier, depending on weather conditions.
Checkout Time. Check out deadline is 10:00 A.M.
Quiet Hours & Generators. Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and are strictly enforced. No loud audio devices or other noise disturbances will be allowed during this time. Generators are prohibited.
Pets. Pets must be kept under physical restraint at all times. Clean up pet waste.
Campfires and Firewood. Wood and charcoal fires are permitted. Campfires are permitted only in established fire grates. Fires must be attended at all times. Only dead, down, and detached wood may be gathered. Wood should not extend outside the fire grate perimeter. Do not break limbs off of standing trees, living or dead. Drown campfires thoroughly with water to make sure they are completely out. Do not put dirt, rocks or garbage into the fire grates. NOTE: Wood and charcoal fires may be subject to special restrictions due to fire danger. Restrictions will be listed on campground information boards and on the park's Current Conditions page. Propane grills and stoves are not usually affected by fire restrictions.
Fishing. To fish within the park, people 16 years of age and older are required to purchase and carry on their person a Yellowstone National Park Fishing Permit (you may purchase in advance). To learn more about fishing regulations, visit the park's Catch a Fish web page.
Notify the Campground of Late Arrivals. To notify campground of late arrival for reservations more than 1 night or cancellation please call 307-344-2289
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 84
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 25 ft
- Paved pads
- 1 of 84
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Bear boxes
- Yes
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake
- Backpacking
- Birding
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Ranger Station
- Night sky · 7th darkest of 248 in WY
- Bortle 2
- Cell signal · Cell signal · Park Service says
- None
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 81 of the 84 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“A $20.00 service fee plus the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-ons apply.” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
84 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 81 mapped sitesAll 84 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 81 of the 84 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| A | Lewis Lake site #61 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 55 ft | 629 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #62 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 55 ft | 683 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #63 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 60 ft | 710 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #64 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 20 ft | 717 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #65 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 20 ft | 736 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #66 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 52 ft | 743 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #67 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 33 ft | 751 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #68 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 33 ft | 784 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #69 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 27 ft | 819 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #70 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 27 ft | 809 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #71 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 27 ft | 726 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #72 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 27 ft | 700 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #73 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 24 ft | 721 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #74 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 24 ft | 699 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #75 | standard nonelectric | 12 ft | 43 ft | 660 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #76 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 44 ft | 600 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #77 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 33 ft | 602 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #78 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 33 ft | 631 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #79 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 75 ft | 660 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #80 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 22 ft | 621 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #81 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 22 ft | 608 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #82 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 44 ft | 652 ft | $20 | |
| A | Lewis Lake site #83 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 624 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Lewis Lake site #84 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 670 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Lewis Lake site #47 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 67 ft | 771 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #48 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 38 ft | 692 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #49 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 38 ft | 656 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #50 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 32 ft | 652 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #51 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 34 ft | 685 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #52 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 32 ft | 649 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #53 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 39 ft | 691 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #54 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 33 ft | 730 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #55 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 33 ft | 725 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #56 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 51 ft | 784 ft | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #57 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 41 ft | 818 ft | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #58 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 41 ft | 791 ft | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #59 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 39 ft | 817 ft | $20 | |
| B | Lewis Lake site #60 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 39 ft | 803 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #18 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 61 ft | 611 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #19 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 61 ft | 637 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #20 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 62 ft | 670 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #21 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 29 ft | 704 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #22 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 29 ft | 730 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #23 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 32 ft | 754 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #24 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 32 ft | 746 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #25 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 50 ft | 796 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #26 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 21 ft | 812 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #27 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 21 ft | 799 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #28 | type not stated | 15 ft | 742 ftAster Creek | |||
| C | Lewis Lake site #29 | type not stated | 20 ft | 718 ftAster Creek | |||
| C | Lewis Lake site #30 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 58 ft | 666 ftAster Creek | $20 |
| C | Lewis Lake site #31 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 29 ft | 673 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #32 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 29 ft | 653 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #33 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 42 ft | 691 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #34 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 45 ft | 657 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #35 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 42 ft | 701 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #36 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 43 ft | 652 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #37 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 38 ft | 687 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #38 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 38 ft | 670 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #39 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 35 ft | 716 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #40 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 23 ft | 707 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #41 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 33 ft | 755 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #42 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 23 ft | 719 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #43 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 33 ft | 779 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #44 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 33 ft | 774 ftAster Creek | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #45 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 50 ft | 792 ft | $20 | |
| C | Lewis Lake site #46 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 58 ft | 734 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #10 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 55 ft | 526 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #11 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 44 ft | 471 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #12 | standard nonelectric | 13 ft | 44 ft | 445 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #13 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 53 ft | 394 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #14 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 62 ft | 434 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #15 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 62 ft | 486 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #16 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 57 ft | 624 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #17 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 668 ft | $20 | ||
| W | Lewis Lake site #2 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 98 ft | 491 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #3 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 89 ft | 457 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #4 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 89 ft | 465 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #5 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 65 ft | 558 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #6 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 57 ft | 547 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #7 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 57 ft | 539 ft | $20 | |
| W | Lewis Lake site #8 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 553 ft | $20 | ||
| W | Lewis Lake site #9 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 33 ft | 564 ft | $20 | |
| Walk-in | Lewis Lake site # 1 | type not stated | 502 ft |
25 of 84 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Grant Village CampgroundYellowstone National Park · 8.4 mi
Headwaters Campground at Flagg RanchJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway · 12 miSheffield CampgroundJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway · 13 mi
Lizard Creek CampgroundGrand Teton National Park · 19 mi
Bridge Bay CampgroundYellowstone National Park · 20 mi
Cave Falls CampgroundTarghee National Forest · 22 miLewis Lake Campground is twelve miles (19.3 km) north of the South Entrance. It is located on the road between South entrance and West Thumb.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for West Yellowstone, MT
Typical weather
Typical October night 21°F, day 51°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 1°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Lewis Lake Campground is in Wyoming’s at-large congressional district. Its representative, Harriet Hageman (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“…round Boat launch The campground does NOT have Cell Phone Reception or Showers Natural Features The campground is on…”