National Park Service · Yellowstone National Park · WY

Madison Campground

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ReservableAccess

276Sites

The place

Madison Campground—elevation 6,800 feet (2073 m)—sits about 14 miles east from the town of West Yellowstone and 16 miles north of Old Faithful. Nearby, the Gibbon and Firehole rivers join to form the Madison River. In early summer, meadows teem with wildflowers and bison. In September and October, you can often hear bugling elk. Yellowstone National Park Lodges provides reservations for this campground.

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Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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Fees

Nightly Fee$33.00
Hiker/bicyclist Nightly Fee$10.00
Group (1–19 People)$165.00
Group (20–29 People)$250.00
Group (30–39 People)$325.00
Group (40–49 People)$400.00
Group (50–60 People)$475.00

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Who runs it

Operated by Xanterra Travel Collection, a private concessionaire (parent: The Anschutz Corporation), under permit from the agency.

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Your representative

This campground sits in WY-00. This member’s public-lands record →

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