We stayed in two different sites here. I171 and our second one was K242. I would have done research and requested specific numbers looking back, as I think Yellowstone would have tried to get us the right sites. We had a campervan and pop up tent. We stayed here on a Friday and a Sunday. We thought it seemed like all sites had a lot of shade.

I171 was a better site. We were less close to neighbors and had a bear box. The site was huge and clean. We had some people using generators outside of appropriate hours.

K242 did not have a bear box and we were really tight next to neighbors including a huge family who left a bunch of food and stuff out when they weren’t at the site. We got eaten ALIVE by mosquitos at this site (not a single bite at the other Canyon site, no idea why). It was so bad we put of the fire and spent the evening inside the van.

Besides the idiots you will encounter anywhere, staff was really nice and the facilities were well maintained. We did think we would get showers at the campsite because we booked really far in advance and they are currently closed (June 2021). Luckily we have an outdoor shower on the van, but this would have been a big deal if not.

There is a dump site and water fill up as you exit which is really convenient.

Pro Tip: If you are going with a van or small RV and say you are not using a tent, they’ll likely put you in a really small, tight campsite in the inner ring. Instead, select the right vehicle length and say you are bringing a tent. We brought a pop-up canopy because we weren’t sure if our site would have shade and booked a tent/19 foot spot. We were given a bigger spot because of this I think.

Also note every day we checked in after 1PM there we’re walk in people who got sites which I have NO IDEA how. The sign outside the campground said “full.” I wouldn’t bank on this, but I was surprised.

Pictures from I171.