A guide to camping at Yellowstone
A guide to camping at Yellowstone
I created an updated (and I hope much better!) video: https://youtu.be/tBdzrcDYk2E Camping in Yellowstone is a GREAT experience, and a great way to see the park, but you need to be prepared! Yellowstone is HUGE and we want you to enjoy where you stay.
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Chapters:
0:10 Campgrounds Available
1:28 Cost
2:08 Campsites
4:07 Amenities
5:29 Reservations
6:30 First come, First serve
7:40 Weather
8:01 Camping Season
8:26 Rules
9:38 Campfire Programs
10:30 Suggestions
Fishing Bridge RV park image: NPS website
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We use a pac stove at some of those sites because you can actually use it as a bear proof locker.
This was the best video on Yellowstone ive seen to date. What campgrounds did you stay at?
Very informative. Thank you
Can you take dogs?
Can I stay on RV park with regular car?
I was looking on the website for the park. I didn’t see wherein said the first come first serve is closed for the year. My wife and I and my 3 year old are planning on going oct 4th-8th and throw in the tetons. Tent camping. Watching your other videos now . Thank you so much for the info
Excellent information guys! Mostly right-on info! Fishing Bridge will be closed for all of 2021. Tower Fall may also be closed for 2021 depending on road closure restrictions. Norris is the most centrally located of the CGs- FCFS so try to arrive at the gate NLT 6 a.m. There’s a 1 mile trail to the Norris Geyser Basin thru the woods – beats the hell out of trying to find parking at the Basin! I’ve seen bears on it so bring "de spray"! My favorites are Slough Creek and Pebble Creek, both in Lamar Valley. The former has only about 15 or so sites; the latter perhaps twice as many. Interestingly, Slough Creek has good cell (at least for Verizon, perhaps others, too) due to a tower on a high ridge across the Valley (almost impossible to spot). Both are FCFS so get there before sun-up. Finally, Indian Creek is located between Mammoth and Norris and is also FCFS and a very nice CG – not unusual to have grizzlies hanging around (things that go bump in the night). I volunteer with the rangers for the summer seasons so the info you and I provide is spot-on.
We are staying at Beaver Creek Camp ground near the Madison River and Earthquake Lake, do yall know anything about this campground?
The spreadsheet you’ve put together rocks. Thank you so much for sharing this! SUPER helpful!!
Have you tent camped in May in Mammoth?
Thank you very helpful we need to go this year its my sister dying wish I pray we can get there in a few months she has brain cancer
Yellowstone is amazing! Camping is a great way to enjoy this incredible national park. But there are so many camping options, how can you make sense of it all? I break it all down for you.
See my website for a chart of all the campgrounds in Yellowstone: https://wereintherockies.com/the-comp…
To book a campsite in Yellowstone: yellowstonenationalparklodges.com
To find a Forest Service site outside of Yellowstone: recreation.gov
Thank you for your info and expertise! This is exactly what I was looking for!
This video is a gem! Thank you!
Love your videos! We are planning a trip next week and were lucky enough to reserve 2 camp sites. Lots of great tips, Thanks!
Again a very helpful video, you are going to get tired of seeing my little backpack guy. Thanks again for sharing
Fantastic informative video. I was there several years ago now, naive to the lack of available campsites and I know it’s much worse now.. I was tent camping. Yes, I found an open site for one night eventually, almost dark and very stressed, and then had to be schooled by the camp hosts to basically stalk the grounds in the am, to find a site that I could claim for the rest of my stay. The experience was nerve wracking. Unless you like that kind of “I have nowhere to stay” thrill, I highly recommend leaving nothing to chance.
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Thanks for the video! Very informative. Are there any cabins or "glamping" places to rent inside the park? Coming from NY and won’t have any gear, etc, for tent camping and likely aren’t going to rent an RV.
I will be traveling from the east (directly from Teddy Roosevelt NP) and plan to enter Yellowstone through the its north entrance. The issue is, I expect to arrive at the northern border of the park at about 6:30pm because of how far I am driving to get there. It is too late to reserve any of the reservable sites within the park, and I’m sure it’s safe to say that all first come first serve sites will be filled by that late in the day too. My plan is to stay in a hotel in the town of Gardiner (the town just outside the north entrance to the park), and then wake up very early the next morning to drive into the park and snag a site in the northern half to stay at (pebble creek or tower falls). We are tent camping, and will be there in the first week of June. Good plan you think?
Excellent overview! Thanks a bunch.
I’m just starting my research for Yellowstone and I can’t thank you enough for these detailed videos!!
Excellent video.. exactly what I was looking for 😃. Thankyou!!
Great video, I have never been to Yellowstone and have only camped around my home in the Los Angeles area. I really want to visit Yellowstone since I was laid off. It’s very short notice, so I am planning to go sometime later this month or maybe in September. There’s for sure no reservations for on-site campgrounds, what would you recommend for off-site camping? It seems like I have to camp in the national forests nearby, do you know what time we should show up to those campgrounds/any recommendations. Thank you!
We’ll be coming from NC, is there any place to rent camping equipment out there? Thanks
I created an updated (and I think much better!) video. Please watch this instead: https://youtu.be/tBdzrcDYk2E
Great video information. Very well put together. Great job Man!!
Personality issues. Almost fell asleep watching. WAKE UP!!!!
Grreat video and information
You know what goes through a bears mind while it’s looking at you asleep in your sleeping bag? "Hey look , they wrapped it to go." We stayed in Jackson,Wy.
I’m curious about tent sizes. We have a large site booked in the Canyon campground that we are sharing with our friends. We saw that the size limit for tents was 12×12 for one tent or two 8×8 tents. Any tips?
What a breath of fresh air you two are! I’ve been watching videos in preparation for our much anticipated trip and you are both so spot on with the information you’re imparting, without the theatrics!!! We just purchased are first “retirement” RV and are as excited as kids! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Where is the information about backcountry camping permits? Can’t find it in the description. Many thanks!
I am planing to go to yellowstone on the last week of Oct. Is that too cold there? I will drive a class c and hope to find a place to park.
Do you have to worry about bears when tent camping?
Hi there, If i reserve a camp site that is listed as "RV 20ft + tent up to 12×12", 1) do I set up the 12×12 on the parking spot of somewhere else? and 2) on the website to reserve, they said I could do RV, Tent, or RV with Tent. Rather than bring my RV, can I also reserve it if I bring my mini-van? Thanks and great video.
Will it be cold in a tent during August? Like next week?