About this campground
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.
Getting there
This campground is reached by the Grand Loop Road and is near the intersection of the road that leads to the West Entrance. It is 14 miles east of the West Entrance and 16 miles north of Old Faithful.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Madison Information Station and Trailside MuseumYellowstone National Park0 mi
- Museum of the National Park RangerYellowstone National Park10 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum and Information StationYellowstone National Park10 mi
- Old Faithful InnYellowstone National Park13 mi
- Old Faithful Visitor Education CenterYellowstone National Park13 mi
- Indian Creek Campground (WY)Yellowstone National Park18 mi
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Madison Campground doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Wyoming campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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