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Madison Campground
Partial ShadeYellowstone National Park · Wyoming, USA · 2070 m elevation
Central base between Old Faithful and the Norris geyser basins, along the Madison River.
Shade reality: Open lodgepole stands — some loops shaded, meadow-edge sites exposed most of the day.
Sun direction
Shadows fall this way
Sun path today
Check availability & book ↗Found your site? Reservations happen on Recreation.gov — ShadeDial is an independent planning tool.When to book: Books through Yellowstone NP Lodges (Xanterra), opening roughly a year in advance.
Individual site positions aren't published for this campground (Xanterra-operated) — use the campground-level sun tools above and the official map below to pick your loop.
Official campground map278 sites
Cross-check site numbers against the park's own map before you book.
Eight one-way loops A–H with sequential site numbers (~1–292); Loop H is tents-only. No hookups anywhere; generators 8 AM–8 PM only. Reserve via Yellowstone NP Lodges (Xanterra), not Recreation.gov.
Source: official park map · open PDF in a new tab ↗. Compare the loop layout with the satellite view above — north on the official map may not point up.