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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.