AI-generated illustration inspired by Yellowstone Lake: high-elevation Wyoming lake, lodgepole pine shoreline, broad blue water and distant rounded mountain ranges.

Campgrounds Near Yellowstone Lake

29 campgrounds around the Yellowstone Lake shoreline. Check open sites for your dates.

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Right now: 32 campsites open this weekend near Yellowstone Lake at 2 of the 29 campgrounds we checked.Availability read Nov 7, 1:34 PM ET

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Available this weekend near Yellowstone Lake

Nov 13 – Nov 15 · open every night of the stay.

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Only 2 campgrounds are available near Yellowstone Lake for Nov 13 – Nov 15. The rest of this row is the most popular other parks nearby, without availability for these dates.
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Shoreline towns (labelled) and 29 lake-area parks; green pins have sites open this weekend. Straight-line positions; roads around the water can be much longer than they look.

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campgrounds near Yellowstone Lake

1 park within 15 miles of the shoreline, then 28 farther from the lake. Each park shows its straight-line distance to the shore.

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Public campground

Buffalo (Idaho)

★ 5.0 (295)
Island Park, ID
From $20/nightvia Recreation.gov
48 RV sitesTent site · Not listedGlamping

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How it works

Find it here. Book it with the park.

  1. Find open sitesSearch by place and dates; we check each provider's calendar for your whole stay.
  2. Check the fitHookups, amps, rig length and pull-through come from each park's own listing. When a listing doesn't say, we leave it blank.
  3. Book with the providerCampspot, Recreation.gov, ReserveAmerica, KOA and state park systems: you complete each reservation on their site.

A few good questions

How many campgrounds are near Yellowstone Lake?

1 campground and campgrounds are within 15 miles of the Yellowstone Lake shoreline, and 28 more are farther out (up to 40 miles). None confirm direct lake access.

Which towns are on Yellowstone Lake?

Towns near the shoreline include West Thumb, WY, Lake, WY and Yellowstone National Park, ID.

How do you decide a park has lake access?

A park is marked Direct lake access when it sits on the Yellowstone Lake shoreline in OpenStreetMap and its own listing names water access (a boat ramp or launch, marina, waterfront or lakefront sites, and similar). Tap the badge to see the evidence. Parks close to the water without that are marked Near the lake: that is proximity only, and access is not confirmed. We don't label individual waterfront campsites.

Are there full-hookup campgrounds near Yellowstone Lake?

7 of these parks list water, electric and sewer at the site, and 20 list sites of 40 ft or longer.

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RV rentals near Yellowstone Lake

Pickup in Bozeman (98 mi straight-line). Available this weekend first (0 of 4, from each platform's calendar), then most popular (review count × rating).

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From Outdoorsy and RVshare listings with a photo, nightly rate and a 4.5+ rating (or no reviews yet). Rates are listed nightly rates; you book with the owner.

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Activities near Yellowstone Lake

Tours and activities from Viator; you book with Viator.

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Other destinations, straight-line distance from the lake. Separate trips, not alternatives near the lake.

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Why we're different

The most campgrounds in one place

8,900+ public, private and glamping campgrounds from 50+ booking sites, including 46 state park systems, side by side.

Real open sites, not just listings

For 8,400+ of them we read the booking calendar, so you see which campsites, cabins and glamping stays are open for your dates.

Book on the official booking site

When you find your spot, you reserve on the campground's own booking site. We don't take payments, so Basecamping never adds a fee.

All 29 campgrounds near Yellowstone Lake

Most popular first; within 15 miles of the shoreline, plus the nearest parks farther out.

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