National Park Service · Wyoming campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$36/night
Season open
June through September
RV size limit
Up to 40 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Yellowstone National Park Lodges portal
The insider read
Closest reservation-required camp to West Thumb Geyser Basin + Old Faithful (30 min). Bear country — bear lockers mandatory. Lake Yellowstone marina nearby.
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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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
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 · Lake Yellowstone shore. Marina with fishing boat + kayak rentals. Bird-watching dawn — pelican + osprey + bald eagle.
Near Hulett
NPSInsider tip · Devils Tower rises 1,267 ft from your campsite. Climbers + tourists mix. Prairie-dog town on the entrance road. Ranger astro programs Friday/Saturday nights summer.
Near Lovell
NPSInsider tip · Bighorn Lake — 71-mile reservoir. Wild horse range overlooks. Quieter than Yellowstone area; locals fish carp + walleye.
Near Cody
StateInsider tip · Closest state-park camp to Yellowstone east entrance (50 min). Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum 5 min. Sailing-windy reservoir.
Your next step
Grant Village 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 Wyoming.
Nothing in Wyoming 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 Wyoming trip planning.
Before you go
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