Bridge Bay Campground

Yellowstone National Park, WY

4.2(1,042 reviews)

About this campground

Bridge Bay Campground in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming offers 400+ primitive tent and RV camping sites. Managed by concessionaire reservations are available. Across the highway from Yellowstone Lake sites are grouped into a series of loops with the first few having the sites all out in the open and the other loops providing a lot more shade and privacy between sites. Adjacent to Bridge Bay Campground is the marina and boat launch area for access to Yellowstone Lake. Bridge Bay Campground is alos reasonably close to the "Lake" area and Fishing Bridge; areas that offer fueling stations, restaurants, hotel rooms and other amenities. Bridge Bay is a popular destination. Paved roads and paved parking pads the campsites are condensed and close but the central location within the park, abundant amenities and trails make this a decent place to stay. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Bear boxes are dispersed throughout the camping loops and are shared. A dump station is available and many of the sites can fit decent sized RVs. Running water, restrooms, and dishwash stations are available. It is a short hike down to the lake shore. There are also group sites available in this campground. A parking area is available for over-flow or boat trailers. Explore the park using this in standard form video

What campers say

Bridge Bay Campground offers a strong mix of advantages for Yellowstone visitors: lakeside sites with good views, frequent wildlife sightings (bison, elk, deer), clean heated bathrooms, and friendly, helpful staff. It’s centrally located for exploring nearby attractions and has on-site conveniences like a general store, bear boxes, picnic tables, and a free dump station with water. Expect dry camping only (no hookups). Sites vary — some RV spaces are tight or sloped and campsites are often open with limited privacy — and the large campground can be noisy at times from generators and nearby activity. Overall well maintained and scenic.

Our summary of 1,041 traveler reviews.

Amenities

Sites

  • Back-In

Facilities

  • Dump Station

Setting

  • Mountains
  • Forest
  • Lake
  • Beach

More

  • .GOV
  • .RECREATION
  • 360 VR Tour
  • Bathrooms
  • Big Rig
  • Biking
  • Boat Launch
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boating
  • Canoeing
  • Destination
  • Dogs
  • Family Friendly
  • Firepits
  • First Come First Served
  • Fishing
  • Grass
  • Group
  • Hike-in
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking
  • Launch Ramp
  • Marina
  • Motorcycle
  • National Park
  • Open
  • Pads
  • Park
  • Paved
  • Pets
  • Primitive
  • Public Park
  • Public Parking
  • Pull-In
  • Pull-thru
  • Remote
  • Rural
  • Scenic
  • Seasonal
  • Shade
  • Tents
  • Tourist
  • Trails
  • Trees
  • Walk In
  • Walking Trail
  • Water
  • Wildlife

1,042 reviews

1 of them was written on CampgroundViews.

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For tent camping, which we did, this is one of the more crowded places in Yellowstone. We had 3 neighbors all within 100 yards in an open setting. The first night it was fine with all the neighbors being quiet and respectful but on the second night the new arrivals were incredibly loud and rude until midnight. We will never stay here again in a tent unless we can get a site in the D+ loops where there are trees and separation. The other big problem with this campground, and rather shocking too, is there is a complete lack of bear boxes (1 per 10 sites) meaning that we had to keep scented items inside the car right next to us! Not a good deal for camping. Only advantage is it is right next to the marina allowing easy access to fishing and boating. Verizon service was weak to non-existent. We paid $14 per night.

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Location

Address
US 20, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
GPS
44.5358° N, 110.4342° W

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