Lodging in Yellowstone National Park: Hotels, Lodges, Reservations

Lodges & Hotels

There are 9 separate lodging options within Yellowstone National Park, including hotels, lodges and cabins. Reservations are required for staying at any park accommodations, and you should make them at least 6 to 7 months in advance as they fill up very quickly. Call 866-439-7375 to make your reservations for your stay at any of the lodging in the park.

Yellowstone's Canyon Lodge & Cabins
This lovely facility is located close to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and provides both lodge rooms and cabins, for a total of 605 units. The hotel rooms in two motel-style buildings have a western theme, and usually contain two double beds. Canyon Lodge and Cabins is open from late May to October.

• You have a choice of three types of cabins. The Western cabins are spacious with modern furniture, the Frontier Cabins less spacious with simple furnishings and the Pioneer Cabins have very basic furnishings. All hotel rooms and cabins have private baths.
• There are no telephones, air conditioners, radios or Internet connections, in keeping with the natural environment.
• In the main lodge building, you’ll find a deli, full-service restaurant and cafeteria. Visit the gift shop for souvenirs and gifts to take home.
• Nearby you’ll find horseback riding, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to explore and Inspiration Point overlook to inspire you with the incredible view.

Grant Village
Grant Village lodging complex offers 300 contemporary motel-style rooms on the southwestern shore of beautiful Yellowstone Lake. The rooms are attractively furnished with private baths and telephones. Grant Village lodging is open from late May to late September.

• Nearby are two restaurants, both with lake views. One has a full menu while the other specializes in a menu with a wide selection of burgers. You’ll find a lounge where you can enjoy a drink and a gift store to find some treats to take home.
• Yellowstone Lake provides the visitor with fabulous hiking, biking, boating, canoeing, and fishing. Old Faithful is only about 20 minutes away.

Lake Lodge Cabins
You’ll find a friendly family atmosphere at this cozy lodge with 186 rustic cabins available in the Lake Village area. There’s a large porch at the main lodge where you can sit and enjoy the views of the lake, or you can relax in the inviting lobby with its two fireplaces. These accommodations are open from early June to mid-September.

• There are three types of cabins to choose from: the larger Western Cabins, the renovated Frontier Cabins and the older Pioneer Cabins. All the cabins have private baths.
• Amenities are basic, and there are no televisions, radios, air conditioners or Internet hookups. This is in keeping with the natural surroundings of the park.
• For meals, there is a cafeteria-style dining, and there is a lounge and gift shop in the lobby.
• Close by you can embark on a water adventure by boating or canoeing on Yellowstone Lake. There’s also a trout stream where you can fish. You are close to the Fishing Bridge Visitor Center where you can learn much about the park’s wildlife.

Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins
This historic hotel sits on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. There are 300 rooms and cabins available for guests, with one suite. This classic structure is famous in Yellowstone, and elegant furnishings make the stay extraordinary. Sit in the Sun Room and listen to the string quartet playing in the lobby. They are open from mid-May to early October.

• You can choose a beautiful 1920s-style hotel room, the two-bedroom Presidential suite or a simple and less expensive cabin for your stay. Just as all lodging within Yellowstone, there are no radios, televisions, air conditioners or Internet connections in the rooms or cabins.
• Dining in the elegant restaurant offers the guest an extravagant menu and a delightful ambiance sure to please.
• From the north side of Yellowstone Lake, you can enjoy water activities. Visit Fishing Bridge, and the famous Mud Volcano is just up the road.

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins
Named for the nearby hot springs running over limestone terraces, the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins (near the North Entrance to the park) has 212 charming units, which include two elegant suites with telephones and cable TV. Make it a point to visit the Map Room where a huge inlaid map of the United States adorns one wall. This hotel is open all year with only two periods of closure, from October to mid-December and from early March to early May.

• Although there are minimal amenities in the regular rooms and cabins, you will find a very comfortable environment. You can get rooms with or without baths, and cabins with private or shared baths, and you’ll even find cabins with private hot tubs.
• Dine in any one of the two restaurants, or enjoy a drink in the lounge.
• Mammoth Hot Springs is a fascinating place to view one of the most popular geothermal features of Yellowstone, hiking around the area to see the colorful terraces. You will often see elk grazing just outside of the hotel. In the winter, you can find snowshoeing, Nordic skiing and ice-skating nearby.

Old Faithful Inn
This historic inn is the most popular lodging facility in Yellowstone. There are 327 rooms and suites. The building’s architecture is a rustic log-and-frame style, seven stories high. The lobby is a marvel itself, with a 65-foot ceiling and a huge fireplace, making it a virtual palace. Old Faithful Inn is open from mid-May to mid-October.

• You have a wide choice of rooms, from the luxurious suites and extra-large semi-suites to premium and high-range rooms as well as basic comfortable rooms with shared baths.
• Dine in the on-site dining room, grab a bite at the deli and shop for gifts and other tidbits in the gift shop.
• When you tire of just looking at Old Faithful from your window, it’s just a short walk away to visit it up close. You can walk the Geyser Hill Loop Trail or take a 1.1-mile hike on the Observation Point Trail. Interpretive tours are also available at Old Faithful Inn.

Old Faithful Lodge Cabins
A massive main lodge complements this cabin facility close to Old Faithful Geyser. There are 96 cabins to choose from. These accommodations are open from mid-May to mid-September.

• Staying in these rustic cabins remind you of how the early tourists experienced Yellowstone, and are an economical way to stay within Yellowstone boundaries when visiting the park. Some of the budget cabins contain only beds and sinks with shared restrooms and showers. The Frontier Cabins provide a private bath.
• You can enjoy baked goods from the bakery or grab a meal at the cafeteria-style food court. There’s a large gift shop too, where you can pick up some gifts for friends back home.
• Be sure to walk over to the Old Faithful Visitor Center and watch one of the daily showings of the film, Yellowstone Revealed. Evening ranger-led programs offer insight into the history of the park. There are many trails nearby where you can hike around the geyser basin.

Old Faithful Snow Lodge & Cabins
The Old Faithful Snow Lodge and Cabins, in the Old Faithful area, is one of the newer hotels in the park. The architecture fits in wonderfully with the park surroundings, with heavy timber beams and high ceilings. Relax in the wicker furniture while enjoying the ambiance. With 134 rooms and cabins, you’ll find the perfect spot for you. The lodge is open all year but closed from October to mid-December and from early March to early May.

• The lovely rooms are comfortable and nicely spacious, and the motel-style cabins with western furnishings include something you won’t find elsewhere in the park – in-room coffeemakers. The wildlife and park themes to the rooms and cabins are inspiring.
• You can eat in the fast-service grill or experience fine dining in the lovely dining room. Stop in the Bear Den Gift Store for special items to take home with you.
• Of course, you can easily visit Old Faithful, as it is almost right outside your door. Hike around the loop trails and see other famous geothermal features of the park. The Old Faithful Visitor Center is always fun to tour. In winter, you can take a snowcoach tour or rent skis to explore the park’s trails.

Roosevelt Lodge Cabins
When you stay at this charming stone lodge, you can relax on the porch in a comfortable rocker and soak up the natural beauty of Yellowstone, near the Tower-Roosevelt Area. There are 80 cabins to choose from, all fairly primitive with only 14 of them having private bathrooms. Roosevelt Lodge Cabins are open from June to early September.

• Two types of cabins – the Frontier or Roughrider – are rustic and give you the simple style of park lodging. The Frontier Cabins have private baths and the Roughrider Cabins have shared showers and restrooms.
• Dine in the lodge restaurant, which seems like an Old West ranch house, and enjoy a drink or two in the lounge.
• Popular stagecoach rides are always fun, and you can take horseback rides on the trails of the park. The Old West cookouts are another favorite of guests, where you get a real cowboy experience.

Campgrounds

There are 12 campgrounds in the park, and they are open from May or June to September or October, except for Mammoth Campground, which is open all year. Dates can sometimes vary depending on weather. You can make reservations for those campgrounds requiring such by calling 866-439-7375. Be sure to make your reservations well in advance of the time you are planning to come, because the campgrounds fill early. When coming to camp at one of the first-come, first-served campgrounds, you should arrive early as they usually fill by 11 am.

Bridge Bay Campground
The Bridge Bay Campground is close to Yellowstone Lake, two miles south of Lake Village and just a short distance from the Bridge Bay Marina. A scenic spot, you will find some views of the lake and access to fishing and boating. There are 400 sites for tents, RVs and combinations. There are 16 restrooms with flush toilets, pay showers and coin laundry 3 miles away, and a picnic table and fire grate at each site. Fees are $20 per night. Reservations are required.

Canyon Campground
Canyon Campground is only a mile from the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and one-quarter mile from Canyon Village in a wooded setting with 270 RV, tent and combination sites. You can easily get to the Grand Canyon from the campground to enjoy the marvelous views. There are 15 public restrooms with flush toilets, pay showers and laundry facilities. All sites have a picnic table and fire grate. Fees are $20 per night. Reservations are required.

Grant Village Campground
Find Grant Village Campground one mile from Grant Village on the southwest shore of beautiful Yellowstone Lake. There are more than 400 sites for tents, RVs and combinations. Set in a pine forest, you will find a very relaxing place to make your home base for your visit. Flush toilets, pay showers, a laundry facility, dishwashing stations, picnic table and fire grate are the amenities you’ll enjoy. Fees for this campground are $20 per night. Reservations are required.

Madison Campground
Madison Campground also has accommodations for tents, RVs and combination RV and tent. It’s close to the Madison River, 16 miles from Old Faithful, with 270 sites situated in the woods with lots of wildlife and terrific fishing. There are flush toilets and dishwashing stations at the restroom facilities and a picnic table and fire grate at each site. Fees for camping here are $20 per night. Reservations are required.

Fishing Bridge RV Park
This is an RV-only campground, located close to the Yellowstone River as it is leaving Yellowstone Lake. It contains 250 sites for hard-sided recreational vehicles. The sites are doublewide and can accommodate RVs up to 40 feet. Pay showers and a coin laundry are nearby, and there’s a dump station near the entrance. Fees are $45 per night with full hookups and $28 a night without electric hookup. Reservations are required.

Mammoth Campground
This campground, close to Mammoth Hot Springs, has 85 sites available and is open all year. RV spaces are all pull-through. There are flush toilets. The fees are $14 per night. All sites are first-come, first-served.

Norris Campground
Norris Campground is located 12 miles west of Canyon, with 100 sites in a woody setting. Amenities are fire ring, picnic table and flush toilet facilities. There are limited RV sites. Fees are $14 per night. All sites are first-come, first-served.

Indian Creek Campground
Indian Creek is a generator-free campground, 8 miles south of Mammoth Hot Springs, with 71 primitive sites for tents, some pull-through for RVs. There are vault toilets and a fire ring and picnic table at each site. Fees are $12 a night. All sites are first-come, first-served.

Lewis Lake Campground
On the southeast shore of Lewis Lake you’ll find this generator-free campground, with 85 sites, vault toilets and a picnic area on the entrance road. The campsites are small and a few of them are pull-through. Camping fees are $12 per night. All sites are first-come, first-served.

Pebble Creek Campground
With 30 wooded or open sites to choose from, this is a great campground only 9 miles east of the northeast entrance to the park. Some of the sites accommodate long RVs. There are vault toilets. Fees for camping are $12 per night. All sites are first-come, first-served.

Slough Creek Campground
On the banks of Slough Creek, five miles east of Tower Junction, this 29-site campground offers either the shade of lovely trees or an open meadow. It is generator-free and has vault toilets. Fees are $12 a night. All sites are first-come, first-served.

Tower Falls Campground
At Tower Falls Campground, two miles south of Tower Junction, you’ll discover 32 nice campsites in a pine forest. There are vault toilets. Other conveniences are only two miles away, including showers and a restaurant. Fees for camping here are $12 per night. All sites are first-come, first-served.