National Park Service · Montana campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$36/night
Season open
Late May through September
RV size limit
Up to 40 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Yellowstone National Park Lodges portal
The insider read
Most central Yellowstone camp — Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 0.5 mi. Highest elevation (7,900 ft) — drops to 35°F nights even in August. Bear lockers mandatory all sites.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Lake Village
NPSInsider tip · Only full-hookup RV park inside Yellowstone NP. Hard-sided RVs only (no tents, no pop-ups — grizzly safety). Lake Yellowstone + the historic Lake Hotel walkable.
Near Polson
StateInsider tip · Flathead Lake — largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. Six state-park units around the lake; Finley Point has the marina + closest dock. Cherry orchards on the east shore.
Near Whitehall
StateInsider tip · Montana's first state park (1937). 2-hour limestone cave tour daily May-Sept; book the morning of at the visitor center. Sites along the bluff face Tobacco Root Mountains.
Near Glendive
StateInsider tip · Largest MT state park — badlands geology. Triceratops skull found here 1991 (visible at the visitor center). Stars + silence (no town glow).
Your next step
Canyon Campground (Yellowstone NP) takes rigs up to 40 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Montana.
Nothing in Montana is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Montana trip planning.
Before you go
Montana rules
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