National Park Service · Wyoming
Canyon Campground
National Park Service · Wyoming, United States · in Yellowstone National Park
- Sites
- 273
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,943 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Yellowstone National Park
- Nearest town
- Canyon Village
- Phone
- (307) 344-7381
About
Canyon Campground—elevation 7,900 feet (2408 m)—lies in a lodgepole pine forest at Canyon Village, south of the Washburn range and near the breath-taking Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Canyon Village offers stores, restaurants, and lodging. Nearby hikes include Cascade Lake, Mount Washburn, and the Canyon Rim trails. Yellowstone National Park Lodges provides reservations for this campground.
Fees
Nightly Fee: $39. 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.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 7° | -21° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 23° | 10° | -17° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 15° | 0° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 19° | -2° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 28° | 20° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 60° | 36° | 28° | 79° | 8 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 47° | 33° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 47° | 39° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 40° | 23° | 74° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 44° | 27° | 2° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 33° | 14° | -10° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 23° | 7° | -8° | 37° | 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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