Soda Butte Campground
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Write a Review Soda Butte Creek Trail Cooke City, MT 59081 406-848-7375 406-587-6701 Official WebsiteGPS: 45.0234, -109.9157
Overview of Soda Butte Campground
Soda Butte Campground is hard-sided vehicle camping only. No tents. Access road not suitable for vehicles longer than 48 ft.
This is bear country! Please follow bear safety and food storage requirements.
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
Learn more: Boondocking 101.
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by The Joslyn Journey (Gary & Lora) on 10/22/2023
Longest RV Reported: 30 feet
Reported by sjp on 9/22/2019
Number of Sites 27
Pad Type gravel
Open Seasonally July - Sept.
Elevation 7,775 ft / 2,369 m
Max Stay 16







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Reviews of Soda Butte Campground 6 people have reviewed this location.
“Spacious Sites that require hard-sided campers”
Reviewed 10/22/2023
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
RV Length: | 25' (Truck Camper) |
Visited on 9/22/23.
This was the first campground we found after getting out of Yellowstone. The campground was spacious and beautiful, though we were only there one night. We were in the off-season so the camp host wasn't there but there were trash receptacles (yay!). Beautiful area - they do require hard-sided campers though.
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“Nicely spaced campsites near Lamar Valley”
Reviewed 8/2/2021
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 2 |
RV Length: | 16' (Travel Trailer) |
This is a FCFS campground and I was worried about securing a spot as there aren't many campgrounds in the area and it's right outside Yellowstone. I arrived on a Wednesday afternoon and there were plenty of sites available. Didn't fill up completely until Saturday night. Sites are spaced far apart and about every three sites has thei... more
This is a FCFS campground and I was worried about securing a spot as there aren't many campgrounds in the area and it's right outside Yellowstone. I arrived on a Wednesday afternoon and there were plenty of sites available. Didn't fill up completely until Saturday night. Sites are spaced far apart and about every three sites has their own pit toilet and trash can. It is grizzly country so hard sided campers only, though the host said he hadn't seen a bear in the campground ever in the 3 seasons he'd been working there. That made me feel better after hearing the story about a bear that attacked tent campers there about 5 years ago. I didn't see it on Campendium, but there is a dirt forest road that goes up to Lulu pass about 1/2 a mile from this campground and there are boondocking spots along that road. There is an easy spot or two and a place to turn around right up the road. Lots more further up but you'll want a high clearance rig to get there. I did see some 5th wheels parked a few miles up the road but I would not have braved the rocky road with my rig. Back to this campground - it was easy to get to, the sites were level, lots of trees around but lots of sunshine for my solar panels, and the mountain air was fresh and cool. Beautiful wildflowers everywhere!
FunnyBunny would stay here again
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“Great Location ”
Reviewed 8/5/2020
Nightly rate: | $9 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Beautiful location and close to Yellowstone had a Buffalo go right behind the trailer. No tent camping, grizzly country, camp host said one went through 5 days prior to our arrival. Cooke city is a cute little town you can get wifi at the chamber building. Would have stayed longer but must travel.
Bryan would stay here again
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“Lovely setting but mosquitoes thought so too !”
Reviewed 7/31/2020
Nightly rate: | $9 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 11 |
RV Length: | 25' (Class C) |
The Good: We nabbed a nice site at a busy tourist time, mid day. The campground did not fill up completely. The vault toilet was spotless, and had a rug and hand sanitizer ! Wildflowers were lovely, as was the sound of the creeks rushing water. Loved our shady and very private site with table and fire ring. The campground is close to... more
The Good: We nabbed a nice site at a busy tourist time, mid day. The campground did not fill up completely. The vault toilet was spotless, and had a rug and hand sanitizer ! Wildflowers were lovely, as was the sound of the creeks rushing water. Loved our shady and very private site with table and fire ring.
The campground is close to town- a mile. You can wing it, follow the telephone poles thru a meadow and into town ....one mile. Or bike the main hwy- which isn't too busy and has a large shoulder. They need to create a walking trail into town !
The bad: Mosquitoes ! Told if we were in the sunny sites, they weren't so bad ! But we chose shade.....
daltongang would stay here again
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Reviewed 7/8/2020
Nightly rate: | $4 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 18 |
Beautiful, quiet. Awesome location from Yellowstone.
Travel3 would stay here again
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“Convenient to Lamar Valley”
Reviewed 9/22/2019
Nightly rate: | $4 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 14 |
RV Length: | 30' |
We arrived at Yellowstone too late in the day to get any campsite in the park (even in September) so we drove out the northeast entrance and got a campsite at the first available USFS campground. This campground is around 7400 feet and is set right below the Beartooth Hwy on a hill above Soda Butte Creek. There was noticeable traffic... more
We arrived at Yellowstone too late in the day to get any campsite in the park (even in September) so we drove out the northeast entrance and got a campsite at the first available USFS campground. This campground is around 7400 feet and is set right below the Beartooth Hwy on a hill above Soda Butte Creek. There was noticeable traffic noise during the day but it was very quiet at night. There are 16 sites which were nearly all empty when we arrived at 1:30 pm but were all full by sundown. The sites are in the trees, somewhat separated but not private. There are no hookups, no cell service (Verizon) and our site had no possibility of getting satellite tv.
If the Lamar Valley is the part of the park you want to visit then Soda Butte is fairly convenient, about a 35 minute drive to the valley. However it makes for long distances to anywhere else in the park.
Price listed includes our 50% senior discount.
sjp would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
Nearby
Hunter Peak Campground
Reservable CDC campground near Beartooth Mtns, Chief Joseph Highway, and Yellowstone NE Entrance
- JennGrover
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