National Park Service · Wyoming
Madison Campground
National Park Service · Wyoming, United States · in Yellowstone National Park
- Sites
- 276
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 6,873 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Yellowstone National Park
- Nearest town
- West Yellowstone
- Phone
- (307) 344-7381
About
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.
Fees
Nightly Fee: $33. 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: $10. This is the per-person cost for a hiker/bicyclist campsite for one night.
Group (1–19 People): $165. 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): $250. 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): $325. Nightly cost for a group campsite with 30–39 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
Group (40–49 People): $400. 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): $475. Nightly cost for a group campsite with 50–60 people in the party. All rates subject to applicable taxes and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 9° | -17° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 13° | -14° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 18° | 4° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 24° | 5° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 30° | 23° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 42° | 31° | 84° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 51° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 51° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 43° | 29° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 31° | 3° | 69° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 16° | -10° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 10° | -5° | 39° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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