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Pebble Creek Campground — Yellowstone National Park

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National Park Service

Yellowstone National Park

Pebble Creek Campground—elevation 6,900 feet (2103 m)—lies against the dramatic backdrop of the Absaroka Mountains near the park's Northeast Entrance and offers a more isolated camping experience. Day hiking opportunities are available at Pebble Creek and from other nearby trailheads. Soda Butte Creek offers fishing opportunities and there are outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities throughout Lamar Valley. The closest restaurants and stores are located about nine miles away in Silver Gate or Cooke City. ADA Access: There is one accessible campsite at the Pebble Creek Campground.

Fee Info

The campground fee for Pebble Creek Campground is $20 per site per night.

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Location

Pebble Creek Campground — Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming

Directions

Located on the road between the North and Northeast Entrances.

Coordinates

44.91698178 N
110.11380836 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.

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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Reservable
Toilets
Pets
Fires

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Mashael A.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 13, 2023

Camp ground was closed July 2023

Month of VisitAugust

Julie H.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 26, 2021

Amazing setting, great hosts

This is a popular first come, first serve campground. Primitive, with clean vault toilets, hand pump water, creekside sites. $20/night get there by 7am

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Month of VisitAugust

Dawn G.

Ranger

Reviewed Feb. 1, 2020

Quiet & Peaceful!

Pebble Creek was our favorite campground in Yellowstone National Park. A less crowded area of the park, probably why we loved it! 27 sites and all are available first come first serve- no reservations! The location and lack of reservations make this a quiet, peaceful campground. It sits at 6900 feet elevation. All sites have a table, fire ring, and food storage locker- it is bear country! There are vault toilets and seasonally there is potable drinking water. Our first night there we stayed in one of the"pull out sites" on the west side of the campground. It was ok, however they are not true pull outs, you just park on the side of the park road.... not bad considering the low use of this campground. On our second night we scored a spot on the east side right across from Pebble Creek.... it was perfect! We enjoyed drinks in our chairs at the creekside and a beautiful night listening to the peaceful sounds of the creek. It appears they have changed the site numbers since we visited to add some tent sites, so do not pay attention to the site markers in our old nostalgic photos!

Month of VisitAugust

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Steve & Ashley G.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 16, 2019

Great Small Campground

We entered Yellowstone through the Northeast from Silver Gate Montana to avoid traffic and locate a smaller campground. Pebble Creek was great for tent camping. There are about 30 sites at this location which is best suited for tent campers or those traveling with a small camper or van. The have the toilets and fire pits. They don’t take reservations at this site. You need to be here early to get a site. The wildlife is the area is amazing. We saw plenty of bears and bison everywhere. Yellowstone did not disappoint. The summer crowds were overwhelming in some of the more popular area. I would like to come in the off-season and do some more hikes.

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Michael J.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2018

Something different

Pebble Creek is a cool little campground that because of it's location in Yellowstone National Park, it offers a much different experience compared to most of the other campgrounds in the park, ie, it's more like just being in the mountains, and it's also off the beaten (heavily beaten) tourist path.

There are bears in the area though, so be careful, especially in tents (sometimes they won't even allow tent camping here)

Month of VisitJuly

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Alan B.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 12, 2018

Great camping in yellowstone

Wen we camped here we had a child in the group and it was very child friendly. There was a permanent fire pit and a picnic in addition to vault toilets.

We would definitely stay here again but late summer months bring a lot of mosquitos so be prepared with the spray!

Month of VisitAugust

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Kari T.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2017

Wildlife, Creek, and Solitude in Yellowstone

Pebble Creek Campground in Yellowstone National Park is one of the most private options for camping in the park. The campground is smaller than most of the others, only about 30 sites, and not built for big RV rigs. This keeps out a lot of traffic, in addition to being a first-come-first-served campground. In order to secure a site at this campground, which is open from mid-May to mid-September, you need to arrive early, sometimes by 6:30 AM. The day we pulled in for a site, we were the first ones to arrive at 6:30 AM and the campground was full b 8:00 AM.

The sites are nestled among pine trees, most are level, and all have tent pads. Our site was NOT level, but with our small RV (17') trailer, we were able to find a spot that allowed us to level the rig. There are fire rings and picnic tables at all sites, as well as bear boxes for food storage (ours had two). There is no running water at this site (aside from a hand pump), or electricity, and generators are NOT allowed (to our relief!). There are a few outhouses that are well-maintained and clean. There is no dump station here, and the closest is quite a drive, so RV's need to be prepared to haul out black water. Propane can be filled in Cooke City, about a 15-minute drive to the east, out of the park.

Evenings get quite cold, as this campground sits just under 7000 feet in elevation, so plan your sleeping arrangements accordingly. In mid-June we woke one morning to frost, and most nights bottomed out in the 30's.

On our first evening at the site, a bull moose wandered through the field next to our campsite over the course of an hour or two. We were also able to use binoculars and a camera zoom lens to spot mountain goats on nearby Mount Norris, across the road from the campground (see photo). Bears and wolves are both visitors to this area, as well as coyotes and bison. Lamar Valley is just a couple of minutes away to the west. Wildlife lovers will find this campground to be in a fantastic location!

The camp hosts have been working in Yellowstone campgrounds for almost 20 years, and were extremely helpful and cordial. They are firm with following rules, so don't expect to pull over any tricks on these two. We enjoyed all of the campers we met, including some from Georgia, New Zealand, and Cody, Wyoming.

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Month of VisitJuly

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