$10 / night

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Established Camping

Crazy Creek

7 Reviews

About

National Forest

Shoshone National Forest

This recently-upgraded campground hosts 16 campsites and sits on a bluff above the scenic Crazy Creek. 16-day stay limit Water: Not available This site is not accessible to persons with mobility impairments No cell service Notes: Maximum spur 28 feet.

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Location

Crazy Creek is located in Wyoming

Directions

From Cody, take State Highway 120 north for 16 miles. Turn left onto State Highway 296, the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. Proceed about 46 miles to the junction with U.S. Highway 212. Turn left onto Highway 212, which is the Beartooth All-American Highway, and continue about 3.5 miles to the Crazy Creek Campground.

Coordinates

44.73346523 N
109.85766518 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

$10

/ night

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General Info

Annie C.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 1, 2019

Beauty in the Beartooths

This was the first Forest Service campground I came to that allowed tent camping heading northeast out of Yellowstone and Cook City(mostly due to bear activity in, appropriately enough, the Beartooth Mountains). It’s a beautiful campground that is close to the road, but most of the road noise gets drowned out by Crazy Creek as it flows past the campground on its way to the Clarks Fork River. I think the best sites are 12 and 14 as they are at the back of the loop overlooking the River valley below and looking straight back at the mountains. With the bear activity in nearby campgrounds and in Yellowstone, I went ahead and put everything in the bear box instead of my car (bears are getting good at opening cars like tin cans). I was equally excited and nervous to see the wild strawberries in full fruit all over the ground in a couple sites as well. The vault toilet was clean and the campground host let me know that since there is no water in the campground, I was welcome to fill a water bottle or two at his huge water tank (not sure if this was offered to all or just to me, so be sure to bring your own water just in case).

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Month of VisitAugust

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Kevin P.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 1, 2018

Exceptional Forest Service Campground

I stayed in space 11 which was amazing for a car and it was a perfect location to listen to the stream and waterfall. There was a couple next to me playing the fiddle and banjo until about 8pm. BEST NIGHT EVER!!!

The bear containers are clean the firepit was clean and this space could really use a level tent location but otherwise fantastic. Go fish the stream and walk around and look over the back hillside at the horses. Be Bear Aware, they are in the area but none were seen in camp this year.

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Month of VisitSeptember

Ashley B.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 13, 2018

Camping with a view

This campground is amazing. They only have about 16 campsites, but every spot is gorgeous. I stayed in site #10, which I believe was truly the best. If you look to one side, you get picturesque views of mountains. To the opposite side of the mountains is a raging river that you can take a short walk to. The sounds of nature will help you fall asleep with ease! There were plenty of mosquitos, so be prepared with plenty of bug spray. They provide bear boxes to store your food in too, which is handy if you don’t have your own bear canister. The bathrooms are extremely clean, and honestly they were the best campground bathrooms I’ve ever been in. It’s a relatively short drive from Yellowstone, and it’s the first campground outside of the northeast entrance of Yellowstone that allows tents. Cooke City, Montana is about halfway between the campground and Yellowstone and that little town has food, gas stations, and other little shops. It’s definitely a camp ground I’ll stay at again next time I come up here.

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Month of VisitAugust

Brandon H.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 14, 2018

Great sites

Great views. Views of Pilot peak. Near water. Trail to Falls is short trip to beautiful falls. Clean restrooms.

Aaron Y.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 9, 2018

Amazing!

That view over the canyon of the Beartooth Range though! Can't recall of it was $10 or $20 a night to stay but was money well spent! Small hike up the creek across the road to the calls is also undoubtedly worth the trip. Short drive from Cody, WY, Cooke City, WY, as well as the northeast gate of Yellowstone. Be sure to go to the top of the beartooths and go see "The Top of The World" Store.

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Month of VisitJune

Amber A.

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 27, 2016

Not sure what’s so crazy about the creek, but it’s lovely

They don’t take reservations so we were only able to use this site for the day to hike to the Crazy Creek falls. From what we saw, there were a lot of trees and shade with decent privacy. Very rustic with only pit toilets, so make sure to bring a filter to use the water in the creek. Great wildlife, including lots of cute rodents and birds. Very convenient to Yellowstone and so many other national forests and trails.

Ellen F.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 16, 2016

Nestled Between Yellowstone and the Beartooths

I've camped here numerous times and it is my favorite area out Yellowstone's NE Entrance. Not far past Cooke City, this primitive campground offers great access to the park and Beartooths, but also many sites have excellent views of Pilot Peak (try to catch them at sunset!)