Tower Fall Campground — Yellowstone National Park

Not all parking areas are level but there are nicely level tent pads. Quiet and shady, with lots of wildlife.

We stayed one night here and truly just used it for a quick sleep. The location is great- located near many of great things to see in Yellowstone. The campground itself is just your basic one, vault toilets, picnic tables, level place to park- no privacy, no views, no waterfront..... just no Awe Factor. Not a place I would spend an afternoon sitting in my camp chair. So use it for what it is, a place to spend the night and get up early to see the sights again the next day.

If you're coming from the North/East side of Yellowstone, this is a great campground to grab a last-minute spot. As with most of the first-come-first-served campsites, in the busy months you'll have to get here at 7am or so and wait for them to post any available sites at 7:30am. You can check Yellowstone's website to see what time the campground filled up the day before to get a better idea of how early you have to be here.

The campground itself isn't fantastic. It's small (which is a bonus) and mostly filled with tents and smaller trailers, so fairly quiet. Some sites are better than others. But what is great is the location and the price. For $15 you get to be right off the main "loop" of Yellowstone and it's a great staging area for seeing the rest of the park.