Itch-Kep-Pe Park

I stayed here two separate nights and arrived after dark both nights. I was able to just pull of to the side right as you enter and park on the right of the big trees. The campground was to the left. Probably not an official site, but no one seemed bothered by it. The second night there were 3 other people camped in the same opening when I woke up the next morning. Didn't explore the park any more than that but it was great to be able to pull in after dark, not need to level my camper, and get right to sleep. The road noise was really not that bad while sleeping, and I was definitely the closest camper to the road. Also had enough Verizon service to get some work in as well. Its a quick drive off the highway, and the gas station at the highway exit has lots of food and alcohol options.

Stopped here to stay for a night but no spots were available. People were parked every which way w/ many campers & vehicles per space. Used the restroom while we walked & my foot went into a gaping hole that I’m assuming was suppose to be a drain. My husband said the men’s room was also shockingly dirty. Drove another 50 miles to park at Cabela’s.

Our spot was pretty close to the river but also close enough to a hiway we could hear the road noise.

The area in general didn’t seem to be very well kept. There was garbage in our campsite and a random shoe on a piece of plywood by the river.

It served a purpose for us sleeping while traveling through. I would not personally stay more than one night.

There is a grocery store close by and it didn’t take us long to get to/from the hiway.

Great free campground that is very large with many spots spread far apart. We camped one night in a 30' travel trailer while passing through town. It was very quiet with not many campers towards the end of the campground near the water access. We didn't hear anyone all night. I would absolutely stay here again. Bathrooms were pretty nasty, but we use ours in our camper. Loved that they had water spigots throughout the campground to fill your tank.

We stopped here for a single night. It is a free campground but you should always consider donating. The sites are hit or miss. Some are better suited for tents and others could easily fit some HUGE rigs. It is in desperate need of a lawn mower and a weed eater as nearly all the sites are overgrown.

There is free firewood near the dumpster by the bathrooms and there is a water spigot on the wall of the bathroom (we were able to pull our RV right along side and fill our fresh water tank).

If you can’t fit your rig in the designated parking space, it seems to be normal to just put your rig anywhere on the grass near the designated site.

There are no hook ups, so you can pretty much count on everyone with an RV to be running their generator. If that sort of thing bothers you, this probably isn’t the place for you.

We had 4 bars for 4G LTE on Verizon but the speeds were AUWFUL. AT&T has less bars but faster speeds.

Overall, you get what you pay for. It’s a free campground that is in need of some TLC but its not terrible. We will stop again if we pass this way in the future.

The campground accepts donations and you will be greeted by a host when you arrive. They will give you an envelope with the campground rules.

The locals do use this park a lot (many car/tent campers) but they weren't long timers taking advantage. Instead, they are coming to be outside, have a campfire, roast some marshmallows, etc.

Our spot at 45.622647, -109.240067 was right on the bank of the Yellowstone River and it was great! We have a fairly large rig (39 foot with 4 slides and a long bed dually pickup) and had no problem parking here in the pull through spot.

The cottonwood trees did sprinkle their seeds everywhere and because it's close to water there are some mosquitoes. The grass was growing up around the edges (the sites seemed to be mowed regularly) and this might be because of the pandemic.

Cell service was usable but not blazing. We could stream Netflix on Verizon and AT&T, it just needed to buffer a little.