Only 2 miles from Gardiner, MT and about 4 miles from the North entrance to Yellowstone National Park, is this small Nat’l Forest Campground. It is suitable for big rigs but beware, the drive coming up was a little steep and scary, but easy. No water, dumpsters or dump station, but there are pit toilets and food lockers. Each site has ... more

Madison and Mammoth were the only campgrounds open before May 17 in park and filled before noon. You can see Mammoth from the road and it was not only full but looked like a sardine tin. This is a lovely alternative campground and we ended up staying here our whole visit, which was shortened by rain. Road up is very steep but definite... more

Mammoth camp ground was full so we stopped in Gardiner, MT for pizza at Yellowstone pizza company and look for an alternative we found Eagle Creek many people here even on 10-2-18 but we still found a spot. Its a nice place and the ranger came around early in the morning to check up on things and clean restock pit toilets (vary clean) ... more

We arrived later in the day and thought we would head over to Yellowstone in the morning to find a first come site. It was so peaceful (Mammoth Springs campground looked really crowded) and we could literally see Mammoth from our site, we stayed there the whole time. You can’t beat the price and it was completely worth the extra 15 min... more

Beautiful views from this scenic campground right outside Yellowstone. First come, first serve sites. Some sites have animal pens - horse camping? There were pit toilets that were clean. Easy access to downtown Gardiner.

Most sites are grassy and may not be very level, but all will be doable with some plastic leveling tiles and/or positioning of your tongue jack. There is no privacy between sites but for the most part are spaced far enough apart that you are not right on top of your neighbors. To get to the campground, look for the small sign near Krem... more