Madison Campground

Madison Campground is in the west of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, at Madison Junction, where the Gibbon and Firehole rivers join to form the Madison River. The campground, at about 2,070 m (6,800 ft), has 278 individual sites plus three group sites. Bison regularly graze in the surrounding meadows, and elk join them during the fall rut.

The West Entrance is about 23 km (14 miles) away and Old Faithful about 26 km (16 miles) to the south; a few kilometers north you will find Gibbon Falls, and farther toward Norris the Artist Paint Pots. The campground opens earlier in spring and closes later in fall than most others, usually from early May to mid-October; dates change from year to year (as of October 2026). Reservations have run through Yellowstone National Park Lodges, and from 2027 they move to recreation.gov, about six months in advance. There are flush toilets and a dump station but no electricity and no showers; the nearest showers are at Canyon Campground. Generators are allowed only at RV sites, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.