Nearby Campgrounds
§ 02 — OVERVIEW
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.
Best Seasons
§ 03 — LOCATION
Elevation
6,873 ft
Directions
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.
Weather Notes
Yellowstone's weather can vary greatly within a day and throughout the park. Snow can fall every month of the year. Summer highs reach 70–80°F (25–30°C) during the day, but nights can be cool (and it may freeze at higher elevations). During spring and fall, daytime highs range from 30–60°F (0–20°C), with overnight lows below freezing.
§ 06 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 07 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 08—11 — FROM THE FIELD
Community Intel from visitors, written reviews, dated trip reports, and reader-submitted photographs.
§ 09 — REVIEWS
§ 10 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 11 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
§ 04 — AMENITIES
Nightly Fee
Rates do not include taxes or utility fees and are subject to change. Interagency Access and Senior Pass holders receive a 50% discount.
Hiker/bicyclist Nightly Fee
This is the per-person cost for a hiker/bicyclist campsite for one night.
Group (1–19 People)
Nightly cost for a group campsite with 1–19 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
Group (20–29 People)
Nightly cost for a group campsite with 20–29 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
Group (30–39 People)
Nightly cost for a group campsite with 30–39 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
§ 05 — TRAILS NEARBY
Group (40–49 People)
Nightly cost for a group campsite with 40–49 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
Group (50–60 People)
Nightly cost for a group campsite with 50–60 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
§ 01 — VITALS
Today
78°F
Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
16 mph SW
Sun
63°F
Isolated Rain Showers then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 20 mph SSW
Mon
68°F
Partly Sunny
0 to 9 mph SSW
Tue
58°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
3 to 10 mph SSW
Wed
51°F
Chance T-storms
Thu
56°F
Slight Chance Snow Showers
3 to 9 mph WSW
Fri
62°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
1 to 7 mph W
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