Yellowstone RV Park — Hotel in West Yellowstone

This is our go-to place in Yellowstone. Actually it's across the river from Yellowstone National Park, so when you back up to the river, you actually get to watch the osprey fish in the river, and the "Chamber of Commerce" elk - they are almost tame, and frequently come into the campground at dusk to feed on the vegetation. Gardiner is easily accessible to the Northern Entrance of Yellowstone, and if you're interested in the animals (we are), it's the easiest place to go in and out with full services and without being crammed in like a bunch of Sardines.

Of course Yellowstone is a huge draw, but going north toward Livingston, follows the river and you can see many eagles perched on their branches fishing the river.

There is plenty of room to maneuver. Our RV had a broken leaf spring, and the only way to fix it was to put it on a huge truck bed and haul (not tow) it to Livingston. There was plenty of room in the park to do all the maneuvering needed to haul the RV out of the park. We got it fixed in one day (that's another review on Google), and we were back that night with no problems. We stayed for two weeks. We unhooked our truck, and we had to be a little careful where we parked it. We had full hookups, and there was no problem with any of the hookups. We had a picnic table. The sky was clear enough that we got a good Starlink signal, but a large shade tree was in the back. One evening, an elk came by to sample some of the lower leaves. The laundry is clean and the machines work well. The staff is very friendly and always helpful, and we needed a lot of help with our leaf spring repair. The sites are snug, but not overly tight. There is an area west of the park where you can walk your dog, and see more of the river's edge.

We have stayed here for 7 years, one or two times a year, and have never been disappointed in the view, the condition of the park, the staff, or any of the services (laundry, bath, etc.),...

Other than a very nasty experience with the manager, the RV park is fine, with enough room, and a killer view of a river if you get the right spot along the fence. If you don't, then you get a view of a gravel road and a dozen RVs double parked with gigantic Pickup trucks, blocking half the road and any chance of a decent view.

Both pull through and back in spaces are offered.

The restrooms are clean and well maintained.

Word of warning; there is a rule of one vehicle per RV spot. This seems to be very unevenly enforced, with a drivable RV and pickup able to share a spot and block half the road, while two cars and a van parked together, well out of the road, is not allowed. I admit, 3 cars is probably too many to a spot, but this rule was only applied to us specifically and not the half a dozen other people also broke this rule, and we were told of this at 9pm, after the sun had gone down. One of our group had to leave and drive half an hour in the dark to find some public land to park on to sleep, while the double parked pickups were allowed to stay without a peep.

You can avoid this issue by only bringing one or two vehicles, with at least one being a...

This location is the first thing you see coming into Gardiner Montana from the north. It is a short drive (10 minutes)to the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park/Roosevelt Arch entry and about an almost 2 hours to Old Faithful geyser. This RV Park was especially clean. The quiet time was not strictly enforced and although our neighbors weren't loud partiers they did stay up late talking over beers outside and since the spots are so small and tight we could hear them all night long. The staff did a really nice job of keeping place nice. The spots are small. Very close to your neighbors. The back in sights have a white water river behind you. It is a very steep, about 30 feet almost straight down so you cannot stroll down to creek but the sound of it at night is awesome. White water rafters go down it from time to time. Elk roamed through the camp ground which was nice to see. They have nice laundry facilities, nice showers, and restrooms too. A camp sink is in each of the two restroom/shower/laundry buildings which you need a code to get into that keeps wildlife out of buildings. We would stay here...