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Madison Campground

Partial Shade

Yellowstone 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.

Season: Open May 1 – Oct 17 in 2026; 2027 dates not announced yet. Last night Oct 17 (checkout Oct 18). Official page ↗

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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.

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Arrival date is optional — it’s what tells us your exact opening moment at parks that release dates on a rolling window.

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.

Your browser can't display the PDF inline. Open the official campground map (PDF) ↗

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.

Camped at Madison? If the sun and shade didn’t match what we said, tell me the site number and I’ll look at it — that feedback is the only way this gets more accurate.
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